How to Install 32bit Access Database Drivers

You may get an error message saying that a database Provider is not installed.

This could happen if you don’t have MS Office installed, or if you do have Office installed, but it is O365 or 64Bit Office.

In either case, you need to install the 32bit version. If you don’t have any Office installed, it is a simple install. Download the 32bit version (AccessDatabaseEngine.exe, not AccessDatabaseEngine_x64.exe) from this link:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54920↗

Install, and you should be good to go.

If, however, you have 64bit Office installed, you need to download the same file above, but install it differently.

You need to open an Admin Command prompt, navigate to the directory where you have the installer, and type this command in:

AccessDatabaseEngine.exe /quiet

Note the “/quiet” at the end.

❗Some of our software is available in both 32bit and 64bit versions. If this is the case, just make sure you match that version with the version of MS Office currently installed.