How to resolve: "You cannot install the 32/64 bit version of Microsoft Access Database Engine because you currently have 64/32 bit Office"?

Solution 1:

Are there any workarounds I can try to get one of these to install?

This is a relatively easy problem to solve.

1. Uninstall Office using the automated tool
2. Reinstall Office 2016
3. Run the following command with an elevated command prompt: AccessDatabaseEngine.exe /quiet

Source: How to install Microsoft.Ace.oledb 32 bit with Office 64-bit?

Solution 2:

If you have 32-bit version of Office, you need to remove the 64 bit version Click to Run. Do the simialr things if you have 64-bit version of Office.

To uninstall Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component 64-bit Registration, please try the steps below:

1. Press Win + R to open the Run window, type “installer” and click Enter to open the folder in File Explorer.

2. Add the column “Subject”. Right click the column headers, then click More and select Subject

3. Sort on the Subject column and scroll down until you locate the name “Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component 64-bit Registration”.

4. Right click the MSI file and choose uninstall.

Reference: failed to install either 32bit or 64bit for Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable;

You receive the error message "You cannot install the 64-bit version of Office 2010 because you have 32-bit Office products installed"