Could not find installable ISAM error when trying to open dbf file

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I am trying to connect to a .dbf file using the following connection string:
DBFconn.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" &
DBFpath & " ;Extended Properties=dBASE IV;DSN=database"
DBFpath is the path to the .dbf file not including file name.
The error is:
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbException was unhandled
Could not find installable ISAM.
I get this error as soon as I hit the line that attempts to opne the connection.
I am developing on a XP computer using Visual Studio 2010 Professional and vb .net
Any help will be much appreciated.

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