I've found it very difficult to get an answer. I found two Microsoft
articles which seem to address the question (http://
support.microsoft.com/kb/271908 and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239114),
but they are confusing and contradictory. When I search the Usenet, I
find posts which say an up-to-date version of Windows automatically
has Jet, but I also find posts which explain how to install it when it
is missing.
Can anyone give me a definitive yes or no?
-TC
P.S. Note that I've danced around this question with posts in several
newsgroups. Please forgive me for cross-posting.
After talking to some people offline, I now have an answer to my
question: Yes, Windows automatically includes Jet and the Jet OLE DB
provider.