Updated Version of Microsoft Jet 3.5 Available for Download

ID: Q172733

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Access 97

SUMMARY

WARNING: To apply this service pack successfully, you need to have Microsoft Jet version 3.51.0623 or later installed on your computer. If your computer has an earlier version of Jet than this, you must upgrade your computer to Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2). You can get information about Office 97 SR-2 and download the Office 97 SR-2 update from the Office Update Web site at the following address:

http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/Articles/sr2fact.htm
Failure to update your computer to the proper version of Jet may result in damage to your database products or may result in data corruption.


NOTE: Jet35sp3.exe (Microsoft Jet 3.5 Service Pack 3) replaces Jet35sp2.exe (Microsoft Jet 3.5 Service Pack 2), which is referenced on the Microsoft Office 97 SR-2 pages on the Microsoft Office Update Web site (http://officeupdate.microsoft.com). Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 3 are both Year 2000-compliant; however, Service Pack 3 also includes additional security updates that are not available in Service Pack 2. If you have not yet installed Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3, you should install Service Pack 3.

The Jet35sp3.exe file contains an update of several .dll files that are included with Microsoft Access 97, Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition, Microsoft Visual Basic version 5.0 or later, and other products that incorporate Jet 3.5x. Microsoft Jet database engine version 3.51 provides an improved Compact utility that combines Compact and Repair into a single process. Also, the updated version of the Jet database engine generates an error if it encounters a problem during the Compact process, and then creates the table, MSysCompactError, in the destination database.

NOTE: Jetcomp.exe, which is included with Jet35sp3.exe, was updated on September 1, 1998. You can now use Jetcomp.exe on secured databases and databases that have a database password. Jet35sp3.exe now includes Jet 3.52 (MSjt4jlt.dll). Jet 3.52 only works with Jet's OLE DB provider and/or ADO going to Jet data via the Jet OLE DB provider. For additional information, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q190463 What is MDAC, DA SDK, ODBC, OLE DB, ADO, RDS, ADO/MD?
NOTE: Jetcomp.exe is a stand-alone utility that allows you to compact databases created with Microsoft Jet database engine 3.x. This utility may be used in conjunction with Microsoft Jet database engine 3.51 for recovering corrupted databases. Although it is possible to use the Microsoft Access Compact utility or the CompactDatabase method with Microsoft Jet database engine 3.51, Jetcomp.exe may be able to recover some databases that these utilities could not. This is because the Microsoft Access Compact utility and the CompactDatabase method attempt to open and close a database before attempting to compact it. In certain cases where these utilities may not be able to reopen the database, Compact will be unable to proceed, preventing recovery of the database. Jetcomp.exe does not attempt to open and close the database before compacting, and may be able to recover some databases that the Microsoft Access compact utility and the CompactDatabase method could not.

The user interface of JetComp.exe is in English only and is not supported by Microsoft Product Support Services. However, JetComp.exe can be used to compact databases in any language supported by the Microsoft Jet database engine. Jetcomp.exe is a freely distributable utility, but requires that you have one of the following products installed:

  • Microsoft Office 97
  • Microsoft Access 97
  • Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0
  • A Microsoft Office Developer Edition 97 run-time application that includes the run-time version of Microsoft Access 97
  • A Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 run-time application that includes Microsoft Jet database engine 3.5
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Click the file name below to download the file:
Jet35sp3.exe
For more information about how to download files from the Microsoft Download Center, please visit the Download Center at the following Web address
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp
and then click How to use the Microsoft Download Center.

NOTE: Jet35sp3.exe was updated on October 11, 1999. If you previously installed this update and would like to use the stricter security control provided in the updated Mstext35.dll, run the installed Mstext35.reg file. To run the Mstext35.reg file, locate the file on your system, and then double-click it.

The current release of Jet 3.5 SP3 contains the following files: 

   File Name      Version       Size
   --------------------------------------
   JETCOMP.exe    1.0.1526.0    39,424
   msexcl35.dll   3.51.3227.2   252,688
   msjet35.dll    3.51.3328.0   1,050,896
   msjt4jlt.dll   3.52.3328.0   1,238,288
   msltus35.dll   3.51.3227.2   168,720
   mspdox35.dll   3.51.3007.0   250,128
   msrepl35.dll   3.51.3225.0   415,504
   msrpfs35.dll   3.51.2826.0   44,304
   mstext35.dll   3.51.3330.0   166,672

   -and-

   Jet35SP3.doc   Installation instructions for the update and additional
                  information about the improved Compact utility

How to Install the Jet 3.5 Update

Jet35SP3.exe is a self expanding archive that will expand the DLL files into the Windows\System folder. To completely install the Jet 3.5 Update, follow these steps:
  1. Ensure that you have Service Release 2 of Access or Office 97. To determine which service release you have, follow these steps.


    1. Open Microsoft Access 97 and click Cancel when prompted to open a database.


    2. On the Help menu, click About Microsoft Access.

      The Service Release version will be listed directly below the product name and above the copyright information. If this line says "SR-1" or is missing completely, you will need to obtain the SR-2 update from the Office Update Web site described in the "Summary" section of this article.


  2. Download Jet35SP3.exe to any folder on your hard disk.


  3. In Windows Explorer, double-click the Jet35SP3.exe file.


You may need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.


MORE INFORMATION

The first release of Jet 3.5 SP3 contained the following files: 


   File Name      Version       Size
   --------------------------------------
   Msjet35.dll    3.51.3203.0   1,050,384
   Msrepl35.dll   3.51.3007.1   415,504 
   Msjt4jlt.dll   3.52.3203.0   1,238,800
   Msexcl35.dll   3.51.2723.2   250,640 
   Mspdox35.dll   3.51.3007.0   250,128 
   Msrpfs35.dll   3.51.2826.0   44,304 
   Mstext35.dll   3.51.3203.0   166,672
   Jetcomp.exe    1.0.1526.0    39,424 

   -and-

   Jet35SP3.doc   Installation instructions for the update and additional
                  information about the improved Compact utility
CAUTION: Office 97 users will also need the Jet 4.0 SP3 update if they install another Microsoft application or a third-party application that includes Microsoft Jet 4.0 version 2521.09 or version 2808.00. A partial list of Microsoft applications that install Microsoft Jet 4.0 include Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Data Access Components, and Microsoft SQL Server 7.0.

For more information on obtaining the Jet 4.0 SP3 update see the following KB article.
Q239114 Updated Version of Microsoft Jet 4.0 Available in Download Center
For information about existing problems that may be resolved by the updated version of Microsoft Jet, please read the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q239105 Text IISAM Allows Users to Append Lines to System Files
Q239104 Jet Expression Can Execute Query with Unsafe Visual Basic for Applications Functions
Q239106 Error Message Running Query When Criteria Is Only Question Marks
Q235960 "ORDER BY clause is not valid..." Error with Linked Table

Q170779 ACC: Inconsistent Behavior with Multiple-Field Primary Key

Q160893 ACC97: Querying Linked SQL Server Tables May Cause Error

Q158933 ACC: Error <Database Name> Isn't an Index in This Table

Q178650 ACC97: Dual Processor Computer Hangs When Running Query

Q191916 ACC97: No Common Point to Synchronize Replicas After Year 2000

Q191743 ACC97: "2004: Out of Memory" Error When Running Query

Q191883 ACC: Data Changes Are Saved to the Incorrect Record

Q221478 ACC97: QBE Grid and Property Sheet Save Date Values as String

Q225353 ACC97: Error Exporting Access Table or Query to Existing Excel File with Chart Sheet

Q225422 ACC97: Outer Join Returns Wrong Records with ODBC Tables vs. Local Tables

Q225351 ACC97: "File already in use" Error Opening Linked Table on Read-Only Source After SR-2 Update Applied

Additional query words: softlib inf

Keywords : kbdta Softlib
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto


Last Reviewed: January 24, 2000
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