Re: ODBC problem w/ game installation




Doug,

The game manufacturer says that this may be an incompatibility issue that
cannot be fixed.

Clem.

"C.M.G." <cmg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:O4CwwHNjFHA.2484@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Doug,
>
> Thank you for your help. The component checker says everything is ok, and
> MDAC v2.81 won't install. I will contact the game manufacturer and keep
> you
> posted on any news.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Clem.
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:O6osTkBjFHA.2852@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Relavent KB article:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/170769/EN-US/
> PRB: "ODBC Resource DLL Is a Different Version Than ..." Error
>
> Unfortunately, it says the fix is to reinstall MDAC 2.8 SP1 (what's
> included
> with SP2) but that won't install since its already there.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8F0A8DF6-4A21-4B43-BF53-14332EF092C9&displaylang=en
> MDAC Utility: Component Checker
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=78cac895-efc2-4f8e-a9e0-3a1afbd5922e&displaylang=en
> Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 SP1
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> "C.M.G." <cmg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>
>> Doug,
>>
>> Thank you again. I installed SP2 myself. I checked the files in
>> C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles and in C:\Windows\System32. It turns out that
>> they all have the same version number (the one that you specified).
>>
>> Do you have any idea what is going on?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Clem.
>>
>>
>> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:OjakdYziFHA.1048@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> My apologies, I should have given you the link to the 2.8 SP1 download,
>> but
>> even that won't install on XP SP2.
>>
>> Was SP2 pre-installed on your system, or did you install it after
>> purchase?
>>
>> If SP2 was pre-installed (came with your computer), the open a Windows
>> Explorer window and go to C:\Windows\System32\dllcache (this is a
>> hidden/system folder). Locate the two files in question and right click
>> each one. Select Properties and go to the Version tab. The version
>> should
>> be 3.525.1117.0, for both files. If correct, copy these two files from
>> the
>> dllcache folder to the Windows\System32 folder.
>>
>> If you installed SP2 yourself, follow the instructions above, but the
>> files
>> will be located in the C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles folder.
>>
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>> Display\Security
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>> "C.M.G." <cmg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:eAdIq1yiFHA.1232@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> Dear Doug,
>>>
>>> Thank you for your response. What I failed to mention is that I am
>>> running
>>> windows xp pro sp2. So when I tried to run MDAC_TYP.EXE, I received this
>>> message:
>>> ======================================
>>> MDAC 2.8 RTM is incompatible with this version of windows. All of its
>>> features are currently part of windows.
>>> ======================================
>>> Doug, do you have any other suggestions on how to fix this problem?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Clem.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:uySXxmwiFHA.2472@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Ensure you're running the latest MDAC components:
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6c050fe3-c795-4b7d-b037-185d0506396c&displaylang=en
>>>
>>> --
>>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
>>> Display\Security
>>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>>> http://www.dougknox.com
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>>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>>> --------------------------------
>>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>>>
>>> "C.M.G." <cmg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:ufephKwiFHA.2444@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>> While trying to install Chessmaster, I received this warning message:
>>>> =======================================
>>>> ODBC Installer
>>>> The ODBC resource DLL (c:\windows\system32\odbcint.dll) is a different
>>>> version than the OCBC setup dll (c:\windows\system32\odbccp32.dll).
>>>>
>>>> You need to reinstall the ODBC components to ensure proper operation.
>>>>
>>>> Press ok to proceed, cancel to abort.
>>>> =======================================
>>>>
>>>> Any idea what this is about, whether I need to fix it, and how?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks you!
>>>>
>>>> Clem.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>


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