title: "The 'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0' provider is not registered on the local machine" Error in importing process of xlsx to a sql server
body: <p>I have a 64 bit windows 7 and SQLServer 2008 R2 (64 bit)</p>
  
  <p>I follow the instructions that are <a href="http://interdata.cl/?p=602" rel="noreferrer">here</a> to import excel file to sql server but in figure3 section of that post when I try to access excel file and when I click next this error make me stop:</p>
  
  <pre><code>The 'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0' provider is not registered on the local machine
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I search the web i knew that I must install <code>AccessDatabaseEngine_x64</code>.
  but when I install it I have a same problem</p>
  
  <p>Can you please help me what to do?</p>