Install SMTP service under Windows Server 2003

The version of Microsoft IIS that ships with Windows 2003 contains a service that you can use to deliver mail using SMTP. To install this SMTP service, perform the following steps:
1. Start the Control Panel Add/Remove Programs applet.
2. Click Add/Remove Windows Components.
3. After the Windows Components Wizard appears, select Applications Server and click Details.
4. Select Internet Information Services (IIS), then click Details.
5. Select SMTP Service, then click OK as this figure shows.
6. Continue to click OK to close all other dialog boxes until you're back at the Windows Components Wizard page, then click Next.
Windows 2003 will copy the files required for the SMTP service (you might be prompted to insert the installation CD-ROM) and configure the service. You can also install the SMTP service through the E-mail Services tool, which is a POP3 component that automatically installs SMTP. Windows 2003 configures the SMTP service to use a default server, and you can use the IIS Manager to modify the server settings.

Determine MDAC version
Determining which version of MDAC is installed on a computer at any given time presents certain difficulties because individual MDAC files may have been replaced by an errant installer, which complicates the situation. Component Checker is probably the most useful tool that is available for verifying MDAC installations. Component Checker is available for download from Data Access and Storage Developer Center MDAC Downloads.


Install and Use the Component Checker Tool
The most reliable way to determine which version of MDAC is installed is to compare the version number of each MDAC DLL file to a list of the DLL files that are shipped with each MDAC version. The Component Checker can help you to do this. It checks the files on the computer, compares them to a list from each version of MDAC, and reports the closest match.To install Component Checker, follow these steps:
1. Browse to the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8F0A8DF6-4A21-4B43-BF53-14332EF092C9&displaylang=en (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8F0A8DF6-4A21-4B43-BF53-14332EF092C9&displaylang=en)
2. Click the link to download Component Checker. When you are prompted by the browser, save Cc.exe (a self-extracting executable file) to the desktop.
3. On the desktop, double-click Cc.exe; this extracts the Component Checker files and installs to the default location, C:\Comcheck.
To use Component Checker to check the MDAC version, follow these steps:
1. From the Start menu, click Run.
2. In the Open text box, type c:\comcheck\comcheck.exe and then click OK.
3. In the Component Checker - Choose Analysis Type dialog box, select Perform Analysis of your machine and automatically determine the release version, and then click OK.
4. The program attempts to identify the MDAC version on your computer by scanning all of the core MDAC files and registry settings. This process normally takes several minutes. When finished, you should receive the following message:
The MDAC version that is closest to the version on your computer is 'XXXX'.
5. Click OK.
6. A summary of the Component Checker scan appears. Note that the Dir, FileDescription, and FileSize errors can be safely ignored.

Check the Version Information Stored in the Registry
Although not the most reliable way to check the MDAC version, checking the registry for the version information is an easy way to double-check this information (if you are not experiencing any MDAC-related issues).The version information is found in the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DataAccess\FullInstallVer
To check the registry, follow these steps:
1.On the Start menu, click Run.
2.In the Open text box, type regedit and then click OK; this starts Registry Editor.
3.In the Navigation pane, drill-down to the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DataAccess
4.In the Details pane, look in the Name column for FullInstallVer and Version. Each of these keys will have corresponding version information in the Data column.
5.When finished, click Exit on the Registry menu to close Registry Editor.