Article ID: 191704
Article Last Modified on 9/27/2004
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
- Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.5
- Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.6
- Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.7
This article was previously published under Q191704
SYMPTOMS
After creating distribution files using the Package and Deployment Wizard
(PDW) and then attempting to install the application on a Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me computer, you may receive the following error:
Unable to load file "msdadc.dll" to register it
Alternatively, you may see the error:
DLL registration failed
CAUSE
Installation of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) requires
installation of DCOM. Setup programs created with the Package and
Deployment Wizard use the MDAC installer program, Mdac_typ.exe, to install
the Microsoft Data Access Components, which include OLE DB, ADO, and Jet.
Mdac_typ.exe requires that the target machine have DCOM installed on it.
RESOLUTION
To fix this problem, install DCOM on the target machine. Either DCOM95 or
DCOM98 can be used. The latest version of DCOM95 can be found at the
following Web address:
Alternatively, DCOM98 can be installed by running DCOM98.exe found in the
DCOM98 folder on the Visual Basic 6.0 CD-ROM, Disk 1. Please note that
DCOM98 can install DCOM on both Windows 95 and Windows 98 machines.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
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