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Bill,<br />
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&nbsp;Haven't used Windows 8 yet, but to get ODBC drivers for Access, one would install Access itself, or this:<br />
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Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable &nbsp;<br />
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13255" rel="ugc">http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13255</a><br />
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Be aware too that under Windows 7, there are two versions of the ODBC admin applet ODBCad32.exe. &nbsp; One in C:\Windows\System32 and one in C:\Windows\SysWoW64.<br />
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The first is a 64 bit version and the other 32 bits. &nbsp;Depending on your offce install, make sure your using the right one (from control panel, you get the 64 bit version).<br />
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&nbsp;I would imagine Windows 8 is the same.<br />
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Jim.
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Bill,

 Haven't used Windows 8 yet, but to get ODBC drivers for Access, one would install Access itself, or this:

Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable  
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13255 [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13255]

Be aware too that under Windows 7, there are two versions of the ODBC admin applet ODBCad32.exe.   One in C:\Windows\System32 and one in C:\Windows\SysWoW64.

The first is a 64 bit version and the other 32 bits.  Depending on your offce install, make sure your using the right one (from control panel, you get the 64 bit version).

 I would imagine Windows 8 is the same.

Jim.

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The setup is the same as 7, with the 32 and 64, I am familiar with that. Is the Access 2010 driver usable in 2013? I have a pretty new laptop, my first foray into windows 8 and I've already had to do a reset once with a bad install of another program, so I am a little leery of getting one that isn't correct.
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The setup is the same as 7, with the 32 and 64, I am familiar with that. Is the Access 2010 driver usable in 2013? I have a pretty new laptop, my first foray into windows 8 and I've already had to do a reset once with a bad install of another program, so I am a little leery of getting one that isn't correct.

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Great! Thanks a ton, have a great day!<br />
<br />
Bill
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Great! Thanks a ton, have a great day!

Bill

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I am trying to set up an odbc connection to Access 2013 in Windows 8. No drivers listed to ad in system DSN other than sql. &nbsp;Where do I find the proper driver?<br />
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Bill
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I am trying to set up an odbc connection to Access 2013 in Windows 8. No drivers listed to ad in system DSN other than sql.  Where do I find the proper driver?

Bill

Windows 8 Access 2013 ODBC Drivers

Windows 8 is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems, with an emphasis on improving its user experience on tablets. In particular, these changes included a touch-optimized Windows shell based on Microsoft's "Metro" design language, the Start screen, a new platform for developing apps with an emphasis on touchscreen input, integration with online services, support for USB 3.0, Advanced Format hard drives, near field communications, and cloud computing. Additional security features were introduced, such as built-in antivirus software, integration with Microsoft SmartScreen phishing filtering service and support for UEFI Secure Boot on supported devices with UEFI firmware.

Windows 8

Microsoft Access is a rapid application development (RAD) relational database tool. Access can be used for both desktop and web-based applications, and uses VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) as its coding language.