1. Access Database Engine 2007 Redistributable

Microsoft ACE OLEDB 12.0

1. In the list of currently installed programs, select “Microsoft Access database engine 2010” and then click Remove or Add/Remove. If a dialog box appears, follow the instructions to remove the program. Click Yes or OK to confirm that you want to remove the program.
2. Method 1: Uninstall Microsoft Office Access database engine 2007 English via Programs and Features. When a new piece of program is installed on your system, that program is added to the list in Programs and Features.

• Standard security

  Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:myFoldermyAccessFile.accdb;
Persist Security Info=False;

• With database password

  This is the connection string to use when you have an Access 2007 - 2013 database protected with a password using the 'Set Database Password' function in Access.

  Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:myFoldermyAccessFile.accdb;
Jet OLEDB:Database Password=MyDbPassword;

• DataDirectory functionality

  Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source= DataDirectory myAccessFile.accdb;
Persist Security Info=False;

• Network Location

  Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;
Data Source=serversharefoldermyAccessFile.accdb;

You are trying to install the 64-bit Access Database Engine on your machine that is running 32-bit Microsoft Office (2007, 2010, or 2013) and you are getting an.

.NET Framework Data Provider for OLE DB

• Use an OLE DB provider from .NET

  Provider=any oledb provider's name;OledbKey1=someValue;OledbKey2=someValue;

Microsoft Access accdb ODBC Driver

• Standard Security

  Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb)};Dbq=C:mydatabase.accdb;
Uid=Admin;Pwd=;

• Workgroup

  Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb)};Dbq=C:mydatabase.accdb;
SystemDB=C:mydatabase.mdw;

• Exclusive

  Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb)};Dbq=C:mydatabase.accdb;
Exclusive=1;Uid=admin;Pwd=;

• Enable admin statements

  To enable certain programatically admin functions such as CREATE USER, CREATE GROUP, ADD USER, GRANT, REVOKE and DEFAULTS (when making CREATE TABLE statements) use this connection string.

  Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb)};Dbq=C:mydatabase.accdb;
Uid=Admin;Pwd=;ExtendedAnsiSQL=1;

• Specifying locale identifier

  Use this one to specify the locale identifier which can help with non-US formated dates.

  Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb)};Dbq=C:mydatabase.accdb;
Locale Identifier=2057;Uid=Admin;Pwd=;

Access Database Engine 2007 Redistributable

.NET Framework Data Provider for ODBC

• Use an ODBC driver from .NET

  Driver={any odbc driver's name};OdbcKey1=someValue;OdbcKey2=someValue;