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PRB: ERR "ADO Could Not Find The Specified Provider"


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Symptoms

The following error message occurs when trying to connect to SQL Server using ActiveX Data Objects (ADO):
ADODB.Connection error '800a0e7a'
ADO could not find the specified provider.

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Cause

The MSDASQL OLE DB provider is either unavailable or is not registered. This can be caused by an incomplete upgrade or a bad install of the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) components.

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Resolution

Here are two ways to resolve this problem:
  • Register the Msdasql.dll using the following command:
    REGSVR32 "C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\ole db\MSDASQL.DLL"
  • Reinstall the Microsoft Data Access Components used. The newest version of MDAC can be downloaded from the following Web site:

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Status

This behavior is by design.

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More information

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Unregister "C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\ole db\Msdasql.dll" using REGSVR32 from the Command line. Here is an example:
    REGSVR32 -U "C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\ole db\MSDASQL.DLL"
  2. Try to connect to the PUBS database on SQL Server using ADO.
RESULTS: The error occurs.

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Keywords: KB191271, kbprb, kbdatabase

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Article Info
Article ID : 191271
Revision : 6
Created on : 5/17/2007
Published on : 5/17/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 584