Install Windows DAC. Where do I download this from

[tetee03]

Hi all okay so here's my problem.. My Windows Vista Home Pre.. works well I can view documents, play music & games etc but it won't let me browse the internet..

When I start up my laptop I have a window that pops up saying "The .Net Framework Data Providers requires Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC). Please install Microsoft Data Access Version 2.6 or later." ... I did a lil' research and for Windows Vista users MDAC doesn't support or operate with Windows Vista instead I need to install Windows DAC 6.0 however I can't find it anywhere online to download arghh .... what's the cause of this?

thanks

 

[pacinitaly]

I'm not sure but start reading here:

Windows DAC 6.0 - Google Search


Windows DAC 6.0 - Microsoft TechNet Search


Search The Knowledge Base

Windows DAC 6.0 - MSDN Search

http://www.google.com/custom?domain...:000000;GFNT:0000FF;GIMP:0000FF;FORID:1&hl=en this too

 

[Lorien]

Hi tetee03,

Windows DAC 6.0 comes with Vista - it is built into the operating system. There is no separate installation for it available anywhere. To re-install Windows DAC 6.0, you must re-install Vista itself - but we havent reached the point where that is required yet.

Go to Start / All Programs / Accessories / Command prompt and right click on command prompt and click run as Administrator.

Type sfc /scannow and enter and let it run. It will scan and try to fix some of your system files. Hopefully it will complete with no corruption it could not repair (if there is such corruption post back here or try to analyze it to find the problem file(s) using http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928228. Try to attach the report (you may need to copy it to your desktop before it will permit you to attach it) here so we can see if they can be repaired with good copies from the installation disk (unless there are too many).

While in Command Prompt, type chkdsk /f /r and enter and let it run. It will want to schedule itself to run at the next restart. Answer yes and then reboot to run the program. It will scan and try to fix any corruption or bad sectors on your hard drive and mostly remove that as a potential cause.

If that doesn't work, then please post any error messages from the Event Viewer concerning Windows DAC (Start / Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Event Viewer). Here's how to use Event Viewer: http://www.petri.co.il/vista-event-viewer.htm. Look in the System and Application sections.

If that doesn't work, try a clean boot http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135. If the problem goes away then it's just a matter of tracking down the culprit causing the problem. Follow the procedures in the article. Once found, delete, remove, deactivate, or uninstall it. Once done be sure to reset Vista back to normal status as explained in the procedures. If the problem occurs in clean mode then just restore the system to normal status and reboot - this solution is not going to work.

Boot into Safe mode with networking and see if the problem occurs there. Either result helps us narrow down the search for the cause.

Hopefully, this will identify if not resolve the problem. Please post back with results and the requested file.

Good luck!

 

[niemiro]

Hello, and welcome to the Vista Forums!

MDAC is a common problem for us. It means you need an update from your software provider, really. I would like to draw attention to Lorien's post, and the Clean Boot procedure in it.

Thanks!

Richard