Maybe you type wrongly.
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String name = "C:\\CompAnnotator\\data\notes.mdb";
Should be
String name = "C:\\CompAnnotator\\data\\notes.mdb";
You can try
A full dns-less url:
"jdbc:odbc:DRIVER=Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb); "
+"DBQ="+name+"; "
+"ImplicitCommitSync=Yes; "
+"UserCommitSync=Yes; "
+"Threads=3; "
+"SafeTransactions=0; "
+"PageTimeout=5; "
+"MaxScanRows=8; "
+"MaxBufferSize=2048; "
+"DriverId=281; "
+"DefaultDir=C:/Program Files/Common Files/ODBC/Data Sources"