Link to access 2007 and older versions.

[MagicAardvark]

Ok I have software that I have built using Visual Studio and Access 2007. The software works fine on newer machines with access 2007 however does not work on older machines. It says "'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0' provider is not registered on the local machine" Is there any way I can allow my software to work on these older versions?

 

[jmcilhinney]

If you're connecting to an MDB file then you can use Jet instead of ACE, so it won't be an issue. If you're connecting to an ACCDB file then you must use ACE. If the user doesn't have Access 2007 or 2010 installed then they can download and install the Access Connectivity Engine from Microsoft.

download access connectivity engine - Google Search

 

[MagicAardvark]

Thanks for the reply. I have worked it out now.