oledb 4.0 provider not registered

[bbxrider]

I just repaired my xp pro (from install disk) and for a previously working asp.net app I now get

The 'microsoft.jet.oledb.4.0' provider is not registered on the local machine.

so I tried the fix, regsvr32 msjet40.dll, in the system32 directory, got the successful register message but still get the not registered error?

I need to do something else?

 

[Simon_MT]

Try this solution as it is not Jet related rather OLE:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278604

Simon

 

[bbxrider]

thanks for the suggestion, however, I tried registering the whole list

Microsoft Jet 4.0 OLE DB Provider
Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0
C:\WINNT\System32\Msjetoledb40.dll
C:\WINNT\System32\Msjet40.dll
C:\WINNT\System32\Mswstr10.dll
C:\WINNT\System32\Msjter40.dll
C:\WINNT\System32\Msjint40.dll

but the only one that will even register is the msjet40.dll, the rest have one error or another. I did check the version of my dll, 4.0.8618.0, which matches up with my sp2 from another jet article.

any other ideas?

 

[boblarson]

You say you repaired your XP installation but have you installed all service packs?

 

[bbxrider]

will check again, I was current before the repair, and had to reinstall ie8 and thought between the 2 I was still up to date.
After a repair some or all of the updates are lost?

 

[boblarson]

If you are repairing from the initial disc then you might have to make sure all updates are applied. I don't know for sure how they have it set.

 

[bbxrider]

ok, working now, first I had to figure out why I couldn't do any updates, they were failing with 80070005 and the 4.5 installer had a popup error message, 'access denied'. turns out the permissions for the registry hk_classes_root was full control for everybody! hows that for security. when I first saw that I thought it would include system and administrators, but evidently not. so I added both with full control and was then able to install the 3.1 installer. after that I was also able to register msjetoledb.dll and now my asp.net app can again access access. does anybody know what the standard windows install permissions are for hk_classes_root, I would be surprised if it was only everybody and full control