DOCUMENT:Q231943 07-FEB-2002 [odbc] TITLE :INFO: Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) Release History PRODUCT :Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) PROD/VER::2.5,2.6,2.7 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbMDAC kbGrpDSVCDB kbGrpDSMDAC kbDSupport kbMDAC250 kbArtTypeVerList ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Data Access Components versions 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= This article outlines the different Microsoft Data Access Component (MDAC) versions available and the products that install them. MORE INFORMATION ================ The following table contains the list of different MDAC releases along with the release date for each. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC Version | Release Date | Shipped With | Additional Notes | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC 2.7 | 10/2001 | Windows XP | Released on the Web and available at http://www.microsoft.com/data/download.htm | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC 2.6 SP1 | 6/2001 | SQL Server 2000 SP1 | Released on the Web and available at http://www.microsoft.com/data/download.htm | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC 2.6 | 9/2000 | SQL Server 2000 | Released on the Web and available at http://www.microsoft.com/data/download.htm | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC 2.5 SP2 | 5/2001 | Windows 2000 SP2 | Released on the Web and available at http://www.microsoft.com/data/download.htm | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC 2.5 SP1 | 7/31/2000 | Windows 2000 SP1 | Released on the Web and available at http://www.microsoft.com/data/download.htm | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC 2.5 | 2/17/2000 | Windows 2000 | Released on the Web and available at http://www.microsoft.com/data/download.htm | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC 2.1 SP2 | | | Released on the Web and available at http://www.microsoft.com/data/download_21242023.htm | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC 2.1 SP1a (GA) | 4/1/1999 | Office 2000, BackOffice 4.5, Visual Studio 98 SP3 (*Internet Explorer 5a shipped minimal install) | Web Release | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC 2.1 SP1 | 3/15/1999 | Internet Explorer 5.0 | No Web Release | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC 2.1 | 11/07/1998 | SQL Server 7.0, Server 6.5 SP5 | No Web Release | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC 2.0 SP2 | 07/01/1998 | | Released through the Web. Y2K remediation for all platforms | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC 2.0 SP1 | 07/01/1998 | Windows NT 4.0 (SP4) | Y2K remediation for Windows NT 4.0 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC 2.0 | 07/01/1998 | Visual Studio 98 | No Web Release | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC 1.5 a/b/c/d | 08/01/1997 | n/a | n/a | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC 1.5 | 08/01/1997 | | MDAC 1.5 shipped two separate releases, with two separate sets of files. Shipped in betas for Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 (Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack), Internet Explorer 4.0, Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1, and Windows 98. The first release was in Internet Explorer 4.0. The second was from the 1997 Professional Developer's Conference | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ The following table indicates the status of service pack, hotfix, and phone support for the MDAC releases: +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC Version | Phone Support | Service Pack Status | Hotfix Support Available | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC 2.0 | Yes | Complete | No | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC 2.1 | Yes | Complete | No | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC 2.5 | Yes | Ongoing* | Yes | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC 2.6 | Yes | Ongoing** | Yes | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MDAC 2.7 | Yes | Ongoing*** | Yes | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ * = ship with Microsoft Windows 2000 service packs. ** = ship with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 service packs. *** = ship with Microsoft Windows XP service packs. REFERENCES ========== For more information, see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q230722 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 SP3 Readme Part 1 - Overview/Installation Q232574 INF: Readme.txt for SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack 1 Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbMDAC kbGrpDSVCDB kbGrpDSMDAC kbDSupport kbMDAC250 kbArtTypeVerList Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbMDACSearch kbMDAC250 kbMDAC260 kbMDAC270 Version : :2.5,2.6,2.7 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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