You get this error when running Iron Speed Designer:
There was an error creating the application. The error was Unable to GetCount. Unable to connect to database. No error information available: 0x800401F9.
This problem generally occurs when your MDAC (Microsoft Data Access Components) installation has been corrupted.
Please see:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;827808
http://www.iisfaq.com/Default.aspx?tabid=3043
We suggest reinstalling the latest version of MDAC.
Part IX: Troubleshooting Applications
Application Generation and Compilation Error Messages