"The 'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0' provider is not registered on the local machine" Error in importing process of xlsx to a sql server

Install the following to resolve your error.

2007 Office System Driver: Data Connectivity Components

AccessDatabaseEngine.exe (25.3 MB)

This download will install a set of components that facilitate the transfer of data between existing Microsoft Office files such as Microsoft Office Access 2007 (*.mdb and .accdb) files and Microsoft Office Excel 2007 (.xls, *.xlsx, and *.xlsb) files to other data sources such as Microsoft SQL Server.

Excel 2010 driver is 64 bit, while the default SSMS import export wizard is 32 therefore the error message.

You can import using the Import Export Data (64 bit) tool. ("C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\DTS\Binn\DTSWizard.exe") notice the path is not Program Files x86.

Save it as a CSV file and import it as a flat source file.

This is the only install that resolved the issue for me.

SQL 2008 r2 w/ office 2010 64bit: "2007 Office System Driver: Data Connectivity Components"