Unable to find the requested .Net Framework Data Provider. It may not be installed. - when following mvc3 asp.net tutorial

I was able to solve a problem similar to this in Visual Studio 2010 by using NuGet.

Go to Tools > Library Package Manager > Manage NuGet Packages For Solution...

In the dialog, search for "EntityFramework.SqlServerCompact". You'll find a package with the description "Allows SQL Server Compact 4.0 to be used with Entity Framework." Install this package.

An element similar to the following will be inserted in your web.config:

<entityFramework>
  <defaultConnectionFactory type="System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure.SqlCeConnectionFactory, EntityFramework">
    <parameters>
      <parameter value="System.Data.SqlServerCe.4.0" />
    </parameters>
  </defaultConnectionFactory>
</entityFramework>

I had the same issue. I checked the version of System.Data.SqlServerCe in C:\Windows\assembly. It was 3.5.1.0. So I installed version 4.0.0 from below link (x86) and works fine.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17876

Add these lines to your web.config file:

<system.data>
    <DbProviderFactories>
               <add name="MySQL Data Provider" invariant="MySql.Data.MySqlClient" description=".Net Framework Data Provider for MySQL" type="MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlClientFactory,MySql.Data,  Version=6.6.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=C5687FC88969C44D"/>
    </DbProviderFactories>
</system.data>

Change your provider from MySQL to SQL Server or whatever database provider you are connecting to.