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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 news:xn0gpheuf6wgy6w00g(a)msnews.microsoft.com... > 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. > > -- > Steve Foster > ------------ > Please reply only to the newsgroups. > For SSL Certificates, Domains, etc, visit.: > https://netshop.virtual-isp.net |