[Ham-Computers] Can't install MSDAC 2.53 for Windows 2000 Pro

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I had a similar problem once with one of the machines here when we were 
running W2K.  I think it involved SP4.  I finally concluded that SP4 (or 
whatever it was) was installed but the update history track had had a glitch and 
didn't show it.  So the updater kept trying to install it.  I finally hid it 
so attempts stopped.  The other W2k machine here at the time did not have 
the problem.  For unrelated reasons (new system board, I think) I reinstalled 
the OS from scratch and did not have the problem the next time around.

I have no idea whether that is your current problem or not - it just sounds 
familiar - but if it is, the only two fixes would appear to be to hide it 
so it doesn't keep trying or to start over again from scratch.  Probably 
somewhere in the Registry, there is a place where it could be fixed by I haven't 
a clue as to where or how.  The only other remote possibility would be to 
see whether you can locate and identify it in the list of updates in 
Add/Remove Programs, and if so, try to remove it.

In a message dated 5/23/2010 12:40:25 PM Central Daylight Time, 
jeffv at op.net writes: 
> On 05/23/2010 01:05 PM, Ed - K9EW wrote:
> >I have a Dell Latitude C600 running a licensed CD of Windows 2000 Pro,
> >SP4 that came with the laptop.
> >
> >I went through a plethora of updates from the SP4 CD that I have, but
> >there's one update that won't install:  Microsoft Data Access
> >Components 2.53.
> >
> >Whenever I try the update, I get the message, "Security Update for MS
> >Data Access Components 2.5 SP3 (KB927779) not installed".
> >
> 

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