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mdac_typ.exe not recognized file format

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by highlander718

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I recently downloaded the MSFT Data Access install file from the web, everything looks good except on one PC, I got the "this is not a valid win32 file" and the icon is also the standard .exe icon instead of the selfextracting/installing archive icon. I can't figure it out what is different on that PC (Win 95, 4.00.950a - the same as the others).
Any ideas ?

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by xanderoth

Is it possible that your file association for the self-extracting files has been altered so it is trying to execute it differently than it did on the others? Try unassociating and reassociating the file again. If this does end up being the problem, check for viruses.

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