Re: Visual Basic 6 OLEAUT32.DLL Security Update

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"Ralph" <nt_consulting64@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Use the original one already in the root folder. It still has a 'security'
issue - but Win98 isn't exactly that secure to begin with. <g>


Oops!
I should have said - include the one contained in the original MDAC_TYP.EXE
package. This is obviously only an issue if you are creating a package on a
later Win platform.

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