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From: AJ on 19 Feb 2010 16:06
Thank you all. I'm sorry I did not respond sooner. Yes, I didn't realize
there are 32 and 64 bit versions.

AJ

"Steve Foster" <steve.foster(a)picamar.co.uk> wrote in message
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> AJ wrote:
>
>>Currently can't find a more specific place to post this message, so...
>>
>>I'm trying to troubleshoot an ODBC error and I haven't worked with this in
>>a very long time.
>>
>>We have several Windows 7 64 bit PCs that generate errors when trying to
>>configure User DSNs. When I highlight any of them (I.e. MS Access
>>Database) then click Configure I get the following two errors (and I'll
>>use MS Access in this case):
>>
>>"The setup routines for the Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb) ODBC
>>driver could not be found. Please install the driver."
>>
>>I click OK then:
>>
>>"Errors Found: The specified DSN contains an architecture mismatch between
>>the Driver and Application"
>>
>>Any thoughts?
>
> There are *two* ODBC Administrator applications, one for setting up 32-bit
> drivers for 32-bit applications, another for 64-bit drivers and 64-bit
> applications.
>
> The default link in Administrative Tools (et al) is to the 64-bit
> Administrator.
>
> To manage 32-bit ODBC, you must run ODBCAd32.exe from the SysWOW64 folder.
>
> Note that there's a distinct paucity of 64-bit ODBC drivers.
>
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