To see if your PC is ready for Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable, Your computer system must have the following minimum requirements for installing :
To Install Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable your system requirements have to match with the following:
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86), Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 editions, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3
Only the 32-bit Access Database Engine may be used on Windows XP Service Pack 3
The only you need to be considered to install is Operating System.
How To Install Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable (After you download the installer file):
- Double-click the AccessDatabaseEngine.exe program file on your hard disk to start the setup program.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
How To use this software :
- 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 the user of an application, consult your application documentation for details on how to use the appropriate driver.
- 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”
- If you are connecting to Microsoft Office Excel data, add “Excel 14.0” to the Extended Properties of the OLEDB connection string.
- 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”