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Installation encounters an MDAC error while installing the software:

Microsoft Data Access Component MDAC 2.8 SP1
cannot be installed on this Machine.

MDAC 2.8 SP1 requires any of the following configurations:

  • *** Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows 8 with the Latest updates and Internet Explorer Latest Version.

Setup will exit now. Please restart the Setup after installing the necessary updates to this machine.

*** Windows 10 and above version doesn't require to Install MDAC, by default latest Operating systems already have a latest version of MDAC installed.

Solution:

Majority of MS Windows computer already have a latest version of MDAC installed and updated with Windows Automatic Updates. If during installation of the software on new computer or newer versions of Windows Operating systems, your computer does not already have a latest version of (MDAC) Andica software installation routine will attempt to install it for you.

If you get an error suggesting that a version of MDAC supplied with the installation (MDAC 2.8, etc) cannot be installed on this machine, you can download and install a latest version from Microsoft website:

Note: Microsoft no longer support MDAC 2.7.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=78CAC895-EFC2-4F8E-A9E0-3A1AFBD5922E&displaylang=en

Once you have installed MDAC on your computer, you can install the software.

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