title: Unable to find the requested .Net Framework Data Provider in Visual Studio 2010 Professional
body: <p>Why am I getting "Unable to find the requested .Net Framework Data Provider" when trying to setup a new datasource in Visual Studio 2010 Professional?</p>
  
  <p>My stats:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Windows 7 64bit 16gig RAM</li>
  <li>Visual Studio 2010 Professional</li>
  <li>SQL Server 2008  (server A, full admin rights)</li>
  <li>SQL Server 2008  (server B, full admin rights)</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>I have started a test ASP.NET application and when I try to add a new data source, I get:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Unable to find the requested .Net Framework Data Provider.  It may not be installed.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>I have .NET 4 installed.  </p>
  
  <p>When I build the connection and click "Test Connection" it tests successful.  SQL Server Management Studio connects just fine and I have verified the credentials on everything.</p>