{"id":35442,"date":"2024-10-28T15:45:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T14:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/?p=35442"},"modified":"2024-10-28T15:45:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T14:45:32","slug":"mastering-ssis-with-excel-resolving-the-microsoft-ace-oledb-16-0-provider-is-not-registered-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/mastering-ssis-with-excel-resolving-the-microsoft-ace-oledb-16-0-provider-is-not-registered-error\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastering SSIS with Excel \u2013 Resolving the &#8216;Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.16.0 Provider is Not Registered&#8217; Error"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp-introduction\">1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear Readers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, I encountered the <strong>&#8216;Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.16.0 Provider is Not Registered&#8217;<\/strong> error while working on a data extraction task using SSIS. In this article, I&#8217;ll share how to fix this issue and also guide you through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Migrating SSIS packages<\/strong> from SQL Server 2017 to SQL Server 2022 using Visual Studio 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Deploying SSIS packages<\/strong> to the SSIS Catalog.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Installing 32-bit driver<\/strong> when 64-bit version is already present.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp-context\">2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Context<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent project, I had to migrate SSIS packages from <strong>SQL Server 2017<\/strong> to <strong>SQL Server 2022<\/strong>. Many of these packages used <strong>Excel<\/strong> as a data source. Here\u2019s the environment setup:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Development Environment:<\/strong> Windows Server 2022 with Visual Studio 2022 installed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Production Environment:<\/strong> Windows Server 2022 with SQL Server 2022 and SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio) 20.2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Migrating these packages was straightforward using Visual Studio 2022. Below are some key steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-1-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp-ssis-catalog-creation\">2.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SSIS Catalog Creation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Using SQL Server in the production environment, I created the SSIS Catalog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-67.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35444\" style=\"width:325px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-67.png 555w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-67-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> <em>The &#8216;Create Catalog&#8217; option is disabled because each SQL Server instance can have only one SSIS Catalog, and the instance used in this demo already contains an existing SSIS Catalog.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-2-setting-up-visual-studio\">2.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Setting up Visual Studio<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I Installed the <strong>SQL Server Integration Services Projects 2022<\/strong> extension in Visual Studio 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-68.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35446\" style=\"width:297px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-68.png 366w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-68-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-3-ssis-packages-import\">2.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SSIS Packages Import<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Using Visual Studio 2022\u2019s import wizard, I imported SSIS packages from <strong>SQL Server 2017<\/strong>. This wizard simplifies the process by extracting the packages and creating a local project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"347\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-69.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35448\" style=\"width:306px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-69.png 347w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-69-300x232.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-70.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-70.png 830w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-70-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-70-768x480.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-71.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35450\" style=\"width:804px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-71.png 810w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-71-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-71-768x393.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-72.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-72.png 644w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-72-300x258.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-73.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-73.png 719w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-73-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-74.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-74.png 719w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-74-300x272.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-75.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35454\" style=\"width:719px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-75.png 767w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-75-300x237.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-4-deploying-packages\">2.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Deploying Packages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After the migration, I used the <strong>SSIS Project Deployment<\/strong> feature to deploy all the packages into the new SSIS Catalog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-76.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35456\" style=\"width:582px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-76.png 709w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-76-300x263.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-77.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35457\" style=\"width:585px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-77.png 640w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-77-300x263.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-78.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35458\" style=\"width:735px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-78.png 797w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-78-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-78-768x583.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-79.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35459\" style=\"width:592px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-79.png 640w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-79-300x296.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-80.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35460\" style=\"width:595px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-80.png 625w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-80-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-problem-statement\">3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Problem Statement\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>After deploying the packages to SSIS Catalog, executing them resulted in the error: <strong>&#8216;Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.16.0 provider is not registered&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This issue also appeared when attempting to import Excel data through SQL Server Management Studio:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-81.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35462\" style=\"width:612px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-81.png 780w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-81-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-81-768x600.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"562\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-82.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-82.png 562w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-82-300x259.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-83.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-83.png 498w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-83-300x260.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I got the same error message<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-84.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-84.png 498w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-84-300x91.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-root-cause-analysis\">4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Root Cause Analysis<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>This error occurs because the <strong>Access Connectivity Engine (ACE)<\/strong> OLEDB provider required to connect Excel files is not installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-solution\">5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Solution<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>To resolve this issue, I followed these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-1-install-the-64-bit-microsoft-access-database-engine-2016-redistributable\">5.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Install the 64-bit Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=54920&amp;msockid=15be945493a8617e21ae80c292d16040\">Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable 64-bit<\/a> and install it on the two servers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-2-install-the-32-bit-microsoft-access-database-engine-2016-redistributable\">5.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Install the 32-bit Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=54920&amp;msockid=15be945493a8617e21ae80c292d16040\">Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable 32-bit<\/a> if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is required for 32-bit applications like SQL Server Management Studio\u2019s Excel import feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The installation of the 32-bit ended up with below error message because the 64-bit was already installed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-85.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-85.png 424w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-85-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To bypass this, use the <strong>Command Prompt<\/strong> to force the installation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-86.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-86.png 583w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-86-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-3-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp-install-additional-components-depending-on-your-excel-version\">5.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Install Additional Components (depending on your Excel version)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Download and install other components depending on the Excel version used. Details are provided in the below picture:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"574\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-87.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-87.png 574w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/image-87-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-conclusion\">6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Conclusion<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Connecting to Excel files using SSIS requires the <strong>ACE OLEDB provider<\/strong>. By installing the correct Microsoft Access Database Engine, you can fix the <strong>&#8216;Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.16.0 provider is not registered&#8217;<\/strong> error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, I walked you through migrating SSIS packages from SQL Server 2017 to SQL Server 2022 , deploying them to the SSIS Catalog and force install a 32-bit driver when a 64-bit is already installed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned for future insights and tips to avoid similar challenges!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction Dear Readers, Recently, I encountered the &#8216;Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.16.0 Provider is Not Registered&#8217; error while working on a data extraction task using SSIS. 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