How to fix compatibility issue between 32-bit Microsoft Office & 64-bit KeySCAPE

Issue

During statup, a "Error occurred during the validation of this file" warning message appears, relating to the 'KSC_Database', typically after a new installation of KeySCAPE or a Windows update, where the Microsoft 2010 Access Driver has failed to install or run correctly.

Solution

  1. With Microsoft Office and KeySCAPE installed, make sure none of the associated programs are running
  2. From Control Panel > Programs and Features, find and uninstall "Microsoft Access database engine"
  1. Download and install the Access Database Engine x64, which available from our download page linked here

IMPORTANT

You will need to install this as a local administrator (right-click > Run as Administrator). If you do not, it might appear to have installed but has not because it has silently failed.

 

Note: To resolve this issue in the long term, it is recommended that your install the 64-bit edition of Office.