PME Web Reporter Error - Unexpected error from external database driver when trying to run a report and output to an XML file in web reporter

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Issue
When running a PME web report and outputting to an XML File, the customer sees a 'Could not render report. Please contact your system administrator' error message. Looking in the SystemLog, the following error appears - "Unexpected error from external database driver"

Product Line
Power Monitoring Expert

Environment
PME 8 Web Application

Cause
A Windows security update rolled out in October 2017 which updated the Jet.OLEDB 4.0 provider. It is an old MS component we use to convert an Excel spreadsheet into xml. Installing this update may cause applications based on the Microsoft JET Database Engine (Microsoft Access 2007 and older or non-Microsoft applications) to fail when creating or opening Microsoft Excel .xls files. The error message is, “Unexpected error from external database driver (1). (Microsoft JET Database Engine)." In the case of web applications, it was XML files that failed.

Resolution
Microsoft has released a November security rollup that resolves this issue. If you see this issue, apply the update from the link below:
Microsoft November rollup.