Legacy Update: Get back online, activate, and install updates on your legacy Windows PC

For SSMA to operate properly, you must download and update the license key. This page provides access to a download of the license key as well as instructions on how you can update the SSMA installation. This page includes licenses for MySql, Oracle, Access, and Sybase.

The following are the requirements, instructions and links to resources to assist you as you download the license key for SQL Server Migration Assistant.

Files

Status: Deleted This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to September 2017.

• Windows XP SP2 or a later version, or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or a later version.
• Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 or a later version.
• The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 or a later version.
• The .NET Framework version 2.0 is available on the SQL Server 2005 product disc, and from the .NET Framework Developer Center Web site.
• The J# 2.0 redistributable package, which is also available from the .NET Framework Developer Center Web site.
• The ability to access the computer that hosts the target instance of SQL Server 2005.
• At least 1 GB RAM.

Follow the steps below to update the license for the SQL Server Migration Assistant 5.2

1. Click the download button on the page and you will be presented with license files for different providers
2. Check the file for the provider you are using and click Next
3. Download the license key to your hard disk.
4. Place the license key file into SSMA installation directory (by default, C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant) and
5. Click Refresh License in SQL Server Migration Assistant.