Silent Installation of MDAC_typ in Deployment Project

Hi,

What I would like to do is create a Deployment project that will check for/install the .NET Framework and MDAC_TYP along with the application.

I have my deployment set and configured to intall the .NET Framework, but I'm still having trouble with MDAC_TYP.

My understanding it is that the setup.exe bootstrapper can be extended to include a silent installation of MDAC_typ.exe, which is a standalone executable used to install MDAC.

I've looked at Microsoft's site to try and find out how to implement this.

As I read the information there, and got deeper and deeper into the maze, it began to sound like I was going to have to download some SDKs to rewrite a Windows Installer to accomplish my task. I can't help but think that there's a simpler way, but I haven't been able to find it.

I thought it was time to send out a cry for help! Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Jim Locke