Oledb Connection to an Access Database

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VB

For several years, I have been using a standard OleDbConnection, named OleDbConnection1 from the toolbox along with the following typical code:

Dim conn As New OleDb.OleDbConnection
conn = OleDbConnection1
     If conn.State = ConnectionState.Closed Then
         conn.Open()
     End If

I am now using Visual Studio 2008, With VB.Net installed on an XP machine and using the Framework 3.5. Suddenly this old reliable code no longer allows a connection to an Access table to be opened during program execution. To add insult to injury, the static Connection String test shows a Successful Connection.

I am really open to suggestions as to what has happened.