The Indispensable, Quirky, and Still-Kicking Workhorse: A Deep Dive into the Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable (32-bit)
Why? Because Windows will only allow one version of the ACE provider per process space. If Office is 64-bit, it registers the 64-bit ACE provider. Trying to install the 32-bit engine will result in a silent rollback or an error: "You cannot install the 32-bit version of Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 because you currently have 64-bit Office products installed." microsoft access database engine 2010 redistributable 32 bit
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