The information in this topic helps update your MDAC (or Windows DAC) application to be current with the version of [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] Native Client that was included in [!INCLUDE ssVersion2005].

[!INCLUDE ssSQL14] supports connections from all versions of MDAC, Windows Data Access Components, and all versions of [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] Native Client. When an older client version connects to ...

The SQL native client is contained in a single dynamic link library and supports both OLEDB and ODBC interfaces. However the names of these interfaces are different from those used in MDAC. The ...

Click the "SQL Native Client" in the list of drivers. The SQL client is included with the Windows 7 operating system. Click "Finish." Type the SQL server information in the window that opens.