The ‘microsoft.ace.oledb.12.0’ provider is not registered on the local machine

The ‘microsoft.ace.oledb.12.0’ provider is not registered on the local machine

Checking the compatibility of Microsoft Office 2010 over Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, there is no problem. Actually, if you have Microsoft Office 2007 or you used it before, you can also install and use Microsoft Office 2010 because they have the same specifications. But, in case you are running Microsoft Windows 98 x64 like what you said in the beginning of your question, there is no way you can use it.

That’s a very old operating system to be using Microsoft Office 2010. For the complete details for those users who are not yet aware of the specifications, Microsoft Office 2010 supports Windows Server 2003 R2 with MSXML 6.0, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows XP Service Pack 3 [x86 only], Windows Vista Service Pack 1, and Windows 7 both x86 [32-bit] and x64 [64-bit].

I think in your case you installed the wrong version of Microsoft Office 2010 for your x64 Microsoft Windows. If you purchased and downloaded Microsoft Office 2010, try downloading the installer again but make sure this time you download x64 Microsoft Office 2010. Because I think when you installed it, the installer you have is the x86 version and your operating system is x64 so that’s the conflict.