SQL 2014 Upgrade Advisor

Hey there,
I've installed SQL 2014 Enterprise on a VM and am trying to install the Upgrade Advisor.
Directions indicate that I should run SqlUA.msi but I get the following error:
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Setup is missing prerequisites:
-Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Transact-SQL-ScriptDom, which is not installed by Upgrade Advisor Setup. To continue, install SQL Server 2014 Transact-SQL ScriptDom from below hyperlink and then run the Upgrade Advisor Setup operation again :
Go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=296473.
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That just takes me to the download page. There is no ScriptDom file, but a further search showed me that they mean SQLDOM. So I installed SQLDOM.msi from that page above and got the following error:
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Transact-SQL-ScriptDom
Installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Transact-SQL-ScriptDom failed because a higher version already exists on the machine. To proceed, uninstall the higher version and then run Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Transact-SQL ScriptDom Setup again.
========================================
Well, that was pretty confusing. First I'm told I don't have it, then I'm told I'm trying to install an older version. I've rebooted the VM and my local laptop a bunch but without assist. Microsoft Support told me they don't support upgrade advisor.
Any assistance is much appreciated.
Thanks
Andre

Hello,
Please on the following link:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42295
Click on Download, then scroll down the bar with your mouse, and choose:
ENU\x86\SqlDom.msi
(32-bit)
ENU\x64\SqlDom.msi
(64-bit)
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