Unable to cast COM object of type 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Access.Dao.DBEngineClass' to interface type 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Access.Dao._DBEngine

No doubt that the error on subject line will get no where! This is presented when trying to open a Database Properties using SQL Server Managment Studio, going back to history on the SQL instance where this is presented is an upgraded database instance having upto date service packs (SQL Server 2008 SP1) with no cumulative update packages. Further information on full error text is below: Access Object Collector error: Database Unable to cast COM object of type 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Access.Dao.DBEngineClass'...(<a href="http://sqlserver-qa.net/blogs/tools/archive/2010/01/12/unable-to-cast-com-object-of-type-microsoft-office-interop-access-dao-dbengineclass-to-interface-type-microsoft-office-interop-access-dao-dbengine.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sqlserver-qa.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6188" width="1" height="1">