New Connection String with Office 365

I have an HTA application that has worked for years with no issue, and I am now having issues since being forced to update to Office 365.

Here is the connection string:

objConnection.Open "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;" & _
            "Data Source=<file name>.xls;" & _
                "Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=No;"";"

Here is the error I now get: Error: Provider cannot be found. It may not be properly installed. Code: 0

I have scoured this site and others looking for and trying solutions.

I have tried with the "Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable" and "Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable" installed, not installed.

I have tried any and all combinations of Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.8.0, Excel 12.0, Excel 16.0.

Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks!

Solution

Even easier than trying to figure out how to recode this was making the default application for *.hta files C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe. Haven't found any unintended consequences yet. Make sure to have Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable and/or Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable installed. Had both installed... not sure which is required.