2007 Office System Driver: Data Connectivity Components

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/confirmation.aspx?id=23734

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Instructions

To install this download:

1. Download the file by clicking the Download button (above) and saving the file to your hard disk.
2. Double-click the AccessDatabaseEngine.exe program file on your hard disk to start the setup program.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

To use this download:

1. If you are the user of an application, consult your application documentation for details on how to use the appropriate driver.
2. If you are an application developer using OLEDB, set the Provider argument of the ConnectionString property to “Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0”
   • If you are connecting to Microsoft Office Excel data, add “Excel 12.0” to the Extended Properties of the OLEDB connection string.
3. If you are application developer using ODBC to connect to Microsoft Office Access data, set the Connection String to “Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb)};DBQ=path to mdb/accdb file”
4. If you are application developer using ODBC to connect to Microsoft Office Excel data, set the Connection String to “Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls, *.xlsx, *.xlsm, *.xlsb)};DBQ=path to xls/xlsx/xlsm/xlsb file”

To remove this download:

To remove the download file itself, delete the file AccessDatabaseEngine.exe

1. On the Start menu, point to Settings and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. In the list of currently installed programs, select “Microsoft Office Access database engine 2007” and then click Remove or Add/Remove. If a dialog box appears, follow the instructions to remove the program.
4. Click Yes or OK to confirm that you want to remove the program.