For a silent install with a progress bar (but no user interaction required):
: Supports both legacy file formats (like .mdb and .xls ) and modern ones (like .accdb and .xlsx ). For a silent install with a progress bar
Microsoft Access uses a proprietary database format (usually files ending in .accdb or .mdb ). By default, if you have Microsoft Access installed on your computer, you can open these files and manipulate the data. However, many applications need to interact with Access data without having the full Microsoft Access application installed. However, many applications need to interact with Access
Many enterprises and software vendors built their systems using the 2010 toolset. If a legacy application was compiled against the 2010 ACE drivers, it specifically looks for those DLLs. While newer engines often attempt to be backward compatible, they are not always interchangeable. If your system administrator or a software vendor has specified the 2010 Redistributable, substituting it with the 2016 version can sometimes cause "Provider cannot be found" errors. While newer engines often attempt to be backward
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