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Topic: Win 2003 Server x64

Posted By: userdol
Subject: Win 2003 Server x64
Date Posted: 30 June 2008 at 10:01pm

Help guys!
How to install forum on x64 2003 Server?
I found odbcad32.exe to insert DSN for MS Access. But the error message:
Server Error in Forum Application
An error has occurred while connecting to the database.
Please contact the forum administrator.

Support Error Code:- err_Access_db_connection
File Name:- common.asp

Error details:-
ADODB.Connection
Provider cannot be found. It may not be properly installed.

Help plz...

Thanks in advance

Replies:

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 8:18am

Microsoft have said they will not make an x64 JET database driver. This means that on IIS x64 there will be no support for Access databases.

You can however run IIS in 32bit mode this will allow you to use Access databases using the 32bit JET Access database driver.

The Access database was never any good when it comes to websites and is being slowly phased out by MS who are pushing people to use SQL Server instead.

I would suggest that you use SQL Server instead. MS do a free x64 version of this SQL Server Express 2005 which is excellent. This can be used with Windows 2003 Server x64 with IIS running in x64 mode.

Also if you are using x64 I would use Windows 2008 Server x64, as the Win2k3 x64 version is not as finally polished.

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