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Copper Contributor

Sep 18, 2020

“Operating system is not presently configured” error with Access ODBC

I get the following error when I try to connect to Microsoft Access Database via Python. The code has been working all this time and only started popping the error today. Can someone please guide me ...

Copper Contributor

Sep 21, 2020

Woldman I had done all the things of installing and uninstalling the microsoft office, python or pyodbc and sqlalchemy libraries but it didn't work. But my main problem was solved when I removed Microsoft Access Database engine driver and put the latest version on my pc.

Thanks for the help

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63957789/operating-system-is-not-presently-configured-error-with-access-odbc/63963079#63963079

Karl_Donaubauer

MVP

Sep 22, 2020

Hi,

I'd say your solution is essentially no 4 on Tieme's list.

This is a hiccup in the Breaking ACE out of the bubble works and should get fixed with one of the next O365 updates. Until then, the workaround is to reinstall the 2016 Redistributable in order to have the ODBC driver working again.

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