Installation Guide for SAS 9.3 on Windows 7 (64-bit) (TS1M0 : Rev ...

<strong>Installation</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>SAS</strong> <strong>9.3</strong> on Windows 7 (64‐bit) (TS1M0 : Rev
930_11w45)
(<strong>Installation</strong> on 32‐bit Windows would be similar)
(Check the remark at the end of the document.)
1. Run Setup.exe from your source folder. The <strong>SAS</strong> Deployment Wizard loads.
2. In the Select Deployment Task step, choose Install <strong>SAS</strong> software in End User Tasks.
Then click Next.
3. In the Specify <strong>SAS</strong> Home step, accept the default setting and click Next.
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4. In the Select Deployment Type step, choose Install <strong>SAS</strong> Foundation and Related Software.
Then click Next.
5. In the Select Products to Install step, accept the default setting and click Next.
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(By default, these items are checked:
<strong>SAS</strong> Add‐in <strong>for</strong> Microsoft Office
<strong>SAS</strong> Deployment Tester – Client
<strong>SAS</strong> Enterprise <strong>Guide</strong>
<strong>SAS</strong> Enterprise Miner Workstation Configuration
<strong>SAS</strong> Foundation
<strong>SAS</strong> Integration Technologies Client
<strong>SAS</strong> Providers <strong>for</strong> OLE DB
<strong>SAS</strong> Rapid Predictive Modeler
<strong>SAS</strong>/GRAPH ActiveX Control
<strong>SAS</strong>/IML Studio)
6. In the Select <strong>SAS</strong> Foundation Products step, accept the default setting and click Next.
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7. In the Specify <strong>SAS</strong> <strong>Installation</strong> Data File step, accept the default file suggestion and click Next.
8. In the Select Language Support step, you may select those you want and click Next.
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9. In the Select Regional Settings step, accept the default setting (if you see the option :
Configure as a Unicode server, check it) and click Next.
10. In the Select Java Runtime Environment step, the wizard will install a JRE version of 1.6.0_24
/ 32‐bit. (The 32‐bit JRE is required on 32‐bit and 64‐bit Windows systems. Be sure to select
a download whose name includes "windows‐i586". The 64‐bit JREs are not supported. Any
JRE version newer than that may not work. The JRE can be located at
drive:\<strong>SAS</strong>93x64\products\javaruntime__99170__wx6__xx__sp0__1.)
If the Use the recommended Java Runtime Environment option is selected, click Next.
Otherwise, please choose Select an existing Java Runtime Environment option and browse to
your JRE (bin) folder (You may install run the JRE setup to install the right version at this
point).
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11. In the Checking System step, the wizard is loading the necessary files and check if disk space
is sufficient <strong>for</strong> installation.
If everything is fine (enough disk space and files are ready / unwritable files:0), then click
Next. Otherwise, please fix the problems as suggested.
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12. In the Deployment Summary step, the wizard shows a list of items that will be installed to
your system. You may click Start to start the installation process, or click Back to modify your
choices.
13. The installation starts.
The system may need Reboot once or twice. If the setup does not continue after reboot,
please run the setup.exe again. Follow the previous setting. When the installation process
starts, it starts from where it ends.
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14. In case pop‐up box shows error, please click Retry button. If the problem doesn’t be solved.
Please capture the screen and send to me <strong>for</strong> an investigation. Please cancel the installation
process. All components must be installed <strong>for</strong> <strong>SAS</strong> to work smoothly.
15. The installation process takes about 15‐30 minutes. Click Next.
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16. In the Select Support Option step, (choose Do Not Send and) click Next.
17. Click Finish to close the <strong>SAS</strong> Deployment Wizard. The <strong>SAS</strong> software installation completes.
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18. You may find a similar list of <strong>SAS</strong> applications that are installed.
19. Please note that to use Enterprise Miner 4.3, you need to run <strong>SAS</strong> <strong>9.3</strong> (English). Then select
Solutions > Analysis > Enterprise Miner.
If you have problems on installation of <strong>SAS</strong> <strong>9.3</strong> (64‐bit) software, please send me an email describing
the problem with screen captures (email: julianwong@cuhk.edu.hk).
Remark: If you install <strong>SAS</strong> after January, 2013, please set our
computer clock back to November 2012, be<strong>for</strong>e starting the <strong>SAS</strong> installation.
After the installation succeeded, set the computer clock to current date and
apply the update licence (check email from Julian Wong on Dec / Jan).
For installation on Windows 8, please try installing <strong>SAS</strong> on Win7 compatibility
mode.
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