IIS ErrMsg: Specified Driver Could Not Be Loaded
Article ID: 142561
Article Last Modified on 6/23/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 1.0
This article was previously published under Q142561
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SYMPTOMS
The following error appears when you query an ODBC data source from
Internet Information Server (IIS):
[State=IM003][Error=0][Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Specified driver
could not be loaded
CAUSE
This error occurs because the ODBC driver (SQLSRV32.DLL in this case)
specified by your DSN is not in the path which is listed in the ODBC.INI file.
RESOLUTION
Check the ODBC driver path specified by your DSN in the ODBC.INI file and
correct it. Below is an excerpt from an ODBC.INI file:
[ODBC 32 bit Data Sources]
YourDSNname=SQL Server (32 bit)
[YourDSNname]
Driver32=D:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\sqlsrv32.dll
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