
If you are an application developer using OLEDB, set the Provider argument of the ConnectionString property to “.12.0”. If you are the user of an application, consult your application documentation for details on how to use the appropriate driver. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
Double-click the AccessDatabaseEngine.exe program file on your hard disk to start the setup program.
Download the file by clicking the Download button and saving the file to your hard disk.Note: Before installing this download, you must first remove any previous versions of the Access Database Engine from your computer by using Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel. Examples would include a program that is run from task scheduler when no user is logged in, or a program called from server-side web application such as ASP.NET, or a distributed component running under COM+ services. To be used by a system service or server-side program where the code will run under a system account, or will deal with multiple users identities concurrently, or is highly reentrant and expects stateless behavior.(You can use Microsoft Office or Office automation to create the files that Microsoft Office supports.) As a general word processing, spreadsheet or database management system.
As a replacement for the Jet OLEDB Provider in server-side applications. As a general replacement for Jet (If you need a general replacement for Jet you should use SQL Server Express Edition). The Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable is not intended: ODBC and OLEDB drivers are installed for application developers to use in developing their applications with connectivity to Office file formats. For more information, including the End User License Agreement (EULA) see Download and install Microsoft 365 Access Runtime. Connectivity to existing text files is also supported. This download will install a set of components that facilitate the transfer of data between existing Microsoft Office files such as Microsoft Office Access (*.mdb and *.accdb) files and Microsoft Office Excel (*.xls, *.xlsx, and *.xlsb) files to other data sources such as Microsoft SQL Server.