Some people has fixed the issue by unchecking the "Allow inprocess" option
On SQL Server Management Studio
Server Objects --> Linked Servers --> Providers --> MSDAORA, right click select properties
It wouldn't hurt to try.
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Pablo (Paul) Berzukov
Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.
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