Problem, please help

[thebigevilp]

I currently tried installig a new version of MDAC on my windows XP home edition. I didnt realize I couldnt update it on XP until it was too late. now my Odbcint.dll isnt the right version for my odbc32.dll and I have no idea how to remedy this problem. if ANYONE can help me figure out a way to fix this please let me know. I've tried closing all programs and windows and running the setup but nothing helps. It says the winlogon.exe uses the odbc32.dll so it cant be updated while windows runs. And as far as I know I dont have msDOS on this computer so I cant start in that mode to try. Please help. I'd really apprecaite anything you can tell me.

[thebigevilp]

oh, and umm.. I dont have system restore enabled. Didnt realize it had been disabled till after the problem. so that wont help the problem either

[LooseChippings]

Try from Safe Mode > F8 at boot.

[Overclocked Doc]

You could do a repair from your installation disk assuming you have one. This is probably the long way around but should work.

Boot from the CD > Blue screen appears (XP setup) select "enter" > F8 "agree" > select "repair".

Do not choose the repair option on the initial screen, you must continue as if you are going to install XP but you will be given the option to repair further in. Also note you may need to have your key numbers present when doing this. Also you will have to re do all microsoft updates.

As I said earlier this is the long way around I'm sure but should work in the absence of an easier solution.

[Miz]

If replacing either or both the odbc32.dll and Odbcint.dll with the original version will solve the problem, it is possible to do that.

1. Go to Start>Run, type in "msconfig" (without the quotes), click ok

2. On the General Tab, click the Expand File button

3. In "File to restore," type Odbcint.dll

4. In "Restore From," type C:\I386 (where C is the drive on which Windows is installed)

5. In "Restore To," type C:\Windows\System32 (that's where the working copy of Odbcint.dll is located on my XP system, anyway)

6. Click the Expand button

7. If both files need replacing, repeat the process for odbc32.dll

[thebigevilp]

well, I attempted to use the msconfig fix to see if it would help anything. But my versions of odbcint.dll and odbc32.dll are the same version they were before I tried it. I even attempted expanding the files from MDAC28.exe ( i extracted the mdacxp.cab from the exe file and expanded from that) but nothing helps. hmm any other suggestions? I'd hate to have to revert back to the old ones and redo all my updates again.