Excel files as source

Hi !
I need to load .xlsx files . But i could read only .xls using SSIS 2012. Do we need to Install provider for excel 12.0 to load .xlsx or it comes by default. ?
Thank you !
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Hmmm,are you sure? I got .xlsx file and specify Excel as a source and was be able to load the files... Nothing special installed on the server. What error are you getting?
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