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Installing MS Access ODBC 32-bit driver on Win7 64-bit

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I am unable to run an application that uses MS Access on a Win7 Enterprise PC. I look at the ODBC drivers and I only see SQL Server. How do I get a 64-bit MS Access ODBC driver? or How do I use the MS Access 32-bit driver to work on the 64-bit machine?

Monday, October 24, 2011 6:24 PM

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According to what I know, these are known compatibility issues and there is no 64-bit MS Access PDBC driver (take a look at the thread at http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/netfx64bit/thread/dfbd0406-bc69-436e-998b-7fc454012f91/).

I suggest you to rely on virtualization: if you own Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate, download and install Windows Virtual PC with XP Mode (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/) to get a 32 bit Windows XP Professional SP3 environment in which you can install and run your application; otherwise, download an install a virtualization program like Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 SP1 (http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=24439) or Oracle VirtualBox (http://www.virtualbox.org), create a virtual machine and install the operating system you need to run your application.
Remember that you must own a valid Retail license for any operating system you want to virtualize.

Bye.
Luigi Bruno - Microsoft Community Contributor 2011 Award
- Marked as answer by Leo Huang Thursday, November 3, 2011 7:16 AM
Monday, October 24, 2011 8:02 PM