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Ok, I use ADO with an access database (vb6 prog).
Means if I include the latest Mdac and the latest Jet components it should be all right ?
Indeed, the AutoOSUpdater seams the best solution, except the size...

Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC). There are several and some are OS dependent.
 
Some of the applications do not use databases so they do not need MDAC's.
 
It depends on how you are accessing your database on  which MDAC that you need. DAO you need MDAC 2.5. If you install the later MDAC's you have to install the Jet components seperatly. You would be using ADO for that (assuming you are using VB6). There are a few other variations that you need to check also or you could just GET LUCKY on your installation.
 
There is research to see which you need or you can use the AutoOSUpdater that has all the research done.

you could use the smaller MDAC and SP independently, what do you mean by smaller MDAC ?  
you would need to have several different installation, How did applications you can find on Internet ? they did not ask you before downloading, witch OS you have ! and all of them are less than 5-6Mo.
At microsoft' you can download all kind of Mdac, the latest is Mdac 2.8 SP1. If i include this one in my package, does that mean it will work for all OS ?(as it is the latest it should)

Aloha mosquitout,
 
The AutoOSUpdater does not attempt to install MDAC 2.8 on an XP system. MDAC 2.8 comes pre-installed with XP. You do not have to use the Automatic Updater you could use the smaller MDAC and SP independently but you really need to know what you are doing and to keep the installation smaller you would need to have several different installation, one for each OS.
 
You have not gone into detail about what, when or how it happens so I cannot give you any helpful information on your situation.

Hy,
As written there, i included on my package the whole file vb_dcom_mdac_jet_autosetup.exe.
First I can not understand how make other applications we can find on internet, I mean with this file, my application is at least 34Mo !!!!
Never we find such big files on internet !? so, Ok to put this file to avoid problemes with OS'differencies but it is really    ...
And then, a friend tried to install my application (containing this file)and...had