Download Office 2007 Data Connectivity Components v2.0

This download will install a set of components that can be used by non-Microsoft Office applications to read data from Office 2007 files such as Access 2007 (mdb and accdb) files and Office Excel 2007 (xls, xlsx, and xlsb) files. Connectivity to text files is also supported.

ODBC and OLEDB drivers are installed for application developers to use in developing their applications with connectivity to Office file formats.

Microsoft advises that the Office 2007 Drivers are not designed as a general replacement for Jet: if you need a general replacement for Jet you should use SQL Server Express Edition.

File Name: AccessDatabaseEngine.exe
Version: 2
Date Published: October 3, 2008
Download Size: 25.3 MB

Security Update for Office 2007

Microsoft today issued a security patch for a vulnerability in Office 2007 that could allow arbitrary code to run when you open a maliciously modified file.

Excel 2007 Calculation Bug!

Microsoft has confirmed that Excel 2007 incorrectly displays the result of a calculation in 12 specific cases where a result should equal around 65,535. The issue is not in the calculation itself but in the result that is shown in the sheet.

For example, =850*77.1 will display an incorrect value, but if you then multiply the result by 2, you will get the correct answer (i.e. if A1 contains “=850*77.1”, and A2 contains “=A1*2”, A2 will return the correct answer of 131,070).

A patch is in the works. More

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Use Pre-Built Style Features to Format Excel 2007

This article from TechRepublic.com shows you how to use the the Styles section of the Home tab in the Excel 2007 Ribbon.