Modelbuilder for SUE in ORD Designer Connect edition

Question

TLDR: Will removing 2007 Acces Database Engine in order to install the 2010 64 bit engine ruin my Office programs? 
 
 Hi all. I am trying to set up the modelbuilder in SUE (OpenRailDesigner Connect edition) and it seems that I have to have the AccessDatabaseEngine 2010 64 bit installed in order to use a .mdb file to build the model from. My current ADE is 2007, and the office suite I have installed is 32 bit. I know this is not a Bentley issue, but I think I will have more luck finding help here than on MS forums. 
 Would it at all be possible for me to remove the old engine and install the new one, while still having my Office suite functional since they are 32 bit. I have a feeling I would have more luck with somehow converting the .mdb information to shapefiles and then import those instead, than I would having my entire office suite converted to 64 bit. I think there is something with a lot of addins that will not work on 64 bit.

Beebe Ray · Answer

check out this link: 
 https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/f/haestad-hydraulics-and-hydrology-forum/123691/sewergems-modelbuilder-error 
 Although it is not directly related to ORD, it is related to Modelbuilder and the issue you are having. let me know if you have success or not.

Jesse Dringoli · Answer

Hello Jan, 
 If you have one of the Haestad products such as StormCAD, you can use the 32-bit version of it to import the model (which uses the 32-bit Access Database Engine), without having to change your Access Database Engine. 
 Another option is to remove all instances of ADE, then reinstall in the below order. This should not impact your 32-bit Office and will enable you to use 64-bit ModelBuilder with Access or Excel data source types. 
 1) 2010 x64 (64-bit) ADE 
 2) 2007 x86 (32-bit) ADE 
 See: ModelBuilder/SCADAConnect error: Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 64-bit is required to access this data source