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AdnanObeid
Nov 06, 2019Copper Contributor
Microsoft access database engine 2016 download 64 bit rendering Access unopenable
Hello everyone, I have a problem where I downloaded Microsoft access database engine 2016 64 bit which rendered Microsoft Access unopenable. I have the slow Insider build. Does anyone have a solu...
George_Hepworth
Nov 07, 2019Silver Contributor
I assume that you also have a different version of Access installed on this computer, and that you only downloaded the Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable ?
What is that other version of Access? When you say you can't open it, do you mean that the Access application ITSELF fails to open? What does happen when you try?
18023305
Nov 16, 2019Copper Contributor
George_Hepworth That's correct, I downloaded Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable The Access version is Microsoft Access for Office 365 MSO 32-bit. The application itself fails to open. When the database engine is installed the following error message appears:
- tsgiannisNov 17, 2019Iron Contributor
18023305 You have issues with Registry....BAD...you have to find the Registry keys that are lacking permissions...not an easy task ...but doable with Process Monitor
- AdnanObeidNov 17, 2019Copper Contributor
tsgiannis I have no idea how to do that?
- tsgiannisNov 17, 2019Iron Contributor
AdnanObeid I must say is far from being easy ....i recap ...
IF you installed an Access runtime and you get registry errors then you have problematic registry that means that reg keys have wrong permissions.
First things first
Take a complete image of your system...i don't mean simple Windows backup...i mean bare metal image using a tool like Aomei Backupper, Macrium Reflect, Acronis...the list goes on
You can try uninstalling everything related to Access...just google it
Repeat installation
If everything fails probably you have to reinstall everything...