Ok, I needed to find it for the peace of mind before leaving for a coffee ;-) and the x86 settings were there right on the toolbar under my nose. ;-) But it´s always good to have a hint, instead of spending some hours following the wrong track...
Thx
G.

>The VFP OLE DB provider has only 32-bit version. It cannot be used from 64-bit applications.
>
>>I just tried the OLE DB sample from
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;956277&sd=rss&spid=7992
>>and it works fine on XP SP3, VFP9 / OLE DB 5815 and VS2008SP1.
>>
>>With the same components on Vista 64 I get "OLE DB not installed", though it is.
>>
>>Is this a 64bit issue, is there an OLE DB 64 (needed) or is there another component missing by chance?
>>
>>Thx
>>G.