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Window s XP w ith Service Pack 2 or 3 contains MDAC version 2.81, which is currently not
available for dow nload at the Microsoft Web site as a standalone installation. If you try to Outlook Add-in
install MDAC 2.8, which is the latest available standalone dow nload of MDAC, you w ill receive a integrates w ith
message that you already have a newer version of MDAC installed. Therefore, under Window s Outlook 2010
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XP SP2/SP3, you must manually repair MDAC 2.81 as outlined below .
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1. In Window s Explorer, open the c:\Window s\Inf folder. 3.6 available

Note If you cannot see the c:\Windows\Inf folder, follow these steps:
On the desktop, double-click My Computer, and then on the Tools menu, click Folder
a.
Options.
b. Click the View tab.
c. Under Advanced settings, select the Show hidden files and folders check box.
d. Clear the Hide extensions for known file types check box.
e. Click OK.

2. In the C:\Windows\Inf folder, right-click the Mdac.inf file, and then click Install.

3. When you are prompted to insert the Window s XP SP2 CD, use one of the follow ing
methods:
I. If you have a Window s XP SP2 CD:
a. Insert the Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD in the CD or DVD drive.
Note If a "Welcome to Microsoft Window s XP" message appears, click Exit.
b. Click Browse.
c. In the File name box, type CD or DVD drive that contains the Windows XP Service Pack
2 CD drive letter:\i386. For example, type d:\i386 if the Window s XP Service Pack 2 CD
is in drive D.
d. Click Open.

II. If you do not have a Window s XP SP2/SP3 CD:

a. In the File name box, type %systemroot%\w indow s\servicepackfiles\i386, and then
click Open.
b. When prompted for adcjavas.inc, point to C:\Windows\servicepackfiles\i386
Note: If you cannot find this folder, put the Window s CD into your CD drive and
brow se for that file.
c. When prompted for the file handler.reg, either point to C:\Program Files\Common
Files\System\msadc, or put the Windows XP CD in your CD-ROM drive.
d. When prompted for MDACRdMe.htm, point to C:\Program Files\Common
Files\System\Ado. If this file is not present, rename the file MDACReadme.htm to
MDACRdMe.htm.
e. When prompted for oledbjvs.inc, point to C:\Program Files\Common
Files\System\Ole DB.
f. When prompted for mssoap1.dll, point to C:\Program Files\Common
Files\MSSoap\Binaries.
g. When prompted for mssoapr.dll, point to C:\Program Files\Common
Files\MSSoap\Binaries (or below its subfolders).

4. You may also be prompted for the original Window s XP CD that was originally used to
install the operating system.
a. Insert the Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD in the CD or DVD drive.
Note If a "Welcome to Microsoft Window s XP" message appears, click Exit.
b. Click Browse.
c. In the File name box, type CD or DVD drive that contains the Windows XP Service Pack 2
CD drive letter:\i386. For example, type d:\i386 if the Window s XP Service Pack 2 CD is in
drive D.
d. Click Open.

Note: In case that you cannot find those files in the given folders, search the w hole hard disk
for them.

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