Converting Access Database to MSSQL Database Using Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant for Access

Just to complete the other side of the story...

If you have a 64-bit setup, you might have to go the other direction
and install the 64-bit MSAccess 2010 engine.

I'm running Access 2013, and I believe it is 64-bit. But the SMAA tool threw the 80040154 error.

• I think SMAA can't or doesn't use the 64-bit connectivity drivers that come with 64-bit Access 2013.

So using the 32-bit SMAA didn't help.

• Installing the 64-bit 2010 engine did.

I got it as a free standalone download here:

• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13255

After the quick install of this, I simply started
SMAA 64-bit again,
and the wizard was successful the first time.

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thanks to : https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/itmanagement/en-US/0249eebf-14bd-45f6-9bca-3b42395a3d13/ssma-60-error-retrieving-the-com-class-factory-for-component-failed-due-to-the-following-error?forum=sqlservermigration

I remember this error. I had to find the EXE for 32-bit SSMA even though I was running 64-bit windows. The default installed location was:

C:\Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant for Access\bin

And the filename was:

SSMAforAccess32.exe

[SOLVED]

I encountered the same error while using SSMA v7.7.0 for migrating from MS-Access 2016 DB to SQL Server 2017. Fortunately, I got it fixed by installing Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable