Database without buy MS Access on XP

Hello

Really sorry to ask this, but I'm not too clued up with databases at all and can't find anything to help me in searching on the site.

I am creation / created a demand where I store data in a database.  I have the database connectivity kit and have developed my app to run with MS Access (.accdb) connecting with udl files - files and I have MS Access 2010 on my dev PC.  However, now I want to distribute/deploy my application on the PC with ONLY Windows XP installed, or any other free software.  Essentially, the client does not want to buy MS Access.

What are my options for making storage database but not to buy MS Access?  Clean machine XP doesn't know even what a udl file, so I'm confused.

Can I use a database of free and open source, postgres, sqlite program?  If so, how can I join those? Can I use mdb files even if MS Access is not installed?

Really sorry for the stupid questions, my head is just a bunch of junk at the moment with all this mdb, accdb, sql, udl, dsn stuff.  I just need someone to point me in the right direction.

See here for the MS Access question:

I can Access MDE files using the LabVIEW Database Connectivity Toolkit on a computer without Microso...

There is regarding the alternatives, MySQL and MS SQL Server Express. The one you should use depends on really is the complexity of your schema, and if you have a lot of dependence on stored procedures. The last time I had checked MySQL did not have a lot of support for stored procedures.

In addition, as an alternative to database connectivity Kit, you can also use the free LabSQL.

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