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I have installed 64bit Power bi and office. When trying to import the access files in lab 1 I get an error.
Any ideas?
rustin binger Jan 8, 8:39 PM EST |
Hi @rdbinger,
Could you try installing both versions( (32-bit or 64-bit) ) of the Access Database Engine to see if it works? ![]()
To install both bit-versions of the Access Database Engine, download both versions, then run each of them using the /passive switch. For example:
c:\users\joe\downloads\AccessDatabaseEngine.exe /passive
c:\users\joe\downloads\AccessDatabaseEngine_x64.exe /passive
Regards
Thank you so much for the assistance and idea. However, I can not instal both versions I get an error that I cannot install the 64 bit version because I currently have the 32 bit office product installed.
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On the 1st lab I get the error. unable to connect anf this message. Details: "Microsoft Access: The 'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0' provider is not registered on the local machine. The 64-bit version of the Access Database Engine 2010 Access Database Engine OLEDB provider may be required to read 'PowerBI.accdb'. To download the client software, visit the following site: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=285987."