ColdFusion 5: After Installing MDAC 2.6, Advanced Security Reports 'Security Policy Action Failed'
If you use SQL Server 7 or SQL Server 2000 for your Advanced Security policy store while running ColdFusion 5 on Windows NT 4.0, any attempt to access or use Advanced Security after installing Microsoft Data Access Component (MDAC) 2.6 causes a "Security Policy Action failed" message. Evidently you cannot use MDAC 2.6 or higher on your ColdFusion 5 server in a Windows NT 4.0 environment. Here's a workaround:
ColdFusion 5: After Installing MDAC 2.6, Advanced Security Reports "Security Policy Action Failed"