Resolving Error 1918, System Error Code 126, When Installing MySQL ODBC Driver

If you are installing MySQL ODBC Driver and encounter the following error:

Error 1918. Error installing ODBC driver MySQL ODBC 5.1 Driver, 
ODBC error 13: The setup routines for the MySQL ODBC 5.1 Driver 
could not be loaded due to system error code 126: 
The specified module could not be found. 
...myodbc5S.dll).. Verify...

Then you will need to install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (select the appropriate one for your OS architecture below): 64-bit version:

17 Apr 2014 1 min read

If you are installing MySQL ODBC Driver and encounter the following error:

Error 1918. Error installing ODBC driver MySQL ODBC 5.1 Driver, 
ODBC error 13: The setup routines for the MySQL ODBC 5.1 Driver 
could not be loaded due to system error code 126: 
The specified module could not be found. 
...myodbc5S.dll).. Verify...

Then you will need to install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (select the appropriate one for your OS architecture below): 64-bit version: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=14632 32-bit version: http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=5555 After installing that, then re-attempt installing the MySQL ODBC connector, and things should work smoothly. Hope this helps.