Installation Guide

SAS 9.4
(SAS Denmark Academic)
Windows 7 / 8

Contents
Prior to the installation ............................................................................................... 3
Read this carefully ................................................................................................. 3
Extracting the software .......................................................................................... 5
Install......................................................................................................................... 7
Additional help......................................................................................................... 15
Contact Technical Support ................................................................................... 16

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Prior to the installation

This installation guide is provided by SAS Denmark as part of a unique way of
packaging, distributing and installing our software to students in Denmark and
Iceland. The software used is official software, however it has been modified in an
unofficial manner to reduce the size of it. Therefore, you might experience things that
deviate from our official documentation which can be found at support.sas.com.
Installing 9.4 on a Windows 7 Home Premium
After updating the educational analytical suited bundle to 9.4, you might get an error
trying to install the SAS 9.4 on a Windows 7 Home Premium:
http://support.sas.com/kb/50/505.html
We are currently working on getting this fixed, as soon as possible.

Read this carefully

First, make sure you have the correct files. If you had a choice between downloading
the 32-bit or 64-bit version of SAS, make sure that your operating system
corresponds to the version downloaded. You can check your Windows environment
by following this Microsoft article
How to determine whether a computer is running a 32-bit version or 64-bit version of
the Windows operating system
The screenshots in this guide are from a Windows 7 64-bit installation. Certain
screenshots and names of paths and files and might differ slightly from yours. The
names which will be referenced in the rest of the document are:
- Installation files:
SAS_9.4_Software_Depot_Win64.part1.exe
SAS_9.4_Software_Depot_Win64.part2.rar
(the files above are connected and should reside in the same folder)
- License
SAS94_99RM7B_70084989_Win_X64_Wrkstn.txt
- Software Depot
C:\SAS_9.4_Software_Depot_Win64
- File names in general

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If you are wondering why we are referencing Install.bat or license.txt and you
only see the file names without ".bat" or ".txt" it is because file extensions for
common file types are hidden on your computer. If you wish to enable them, follow
this Microsoft Article:
Show or hide file name extensions
Before you start the installation, it is recommended that you close any applications
that are already running. This is primarily because there is a chance that you will
have to restart the computer along the way. Moreover, antivirus programs running in
the background can cause problems as they may e.g. lock files needed during the
installation.

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Extracting the software

You are now about to extract the installation files. If you keep the default setting, the
files will be extracted to C:\SAS_Software_Depot.

Run/double-click SAS_9.4_Software_Depot_Win64.part1.exe
(In certain cases it might be necessary to right-click and select Run as
Administrator)

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Select Extract

The following window appears and the extraction process takes a while.

When the window disappears, you have finished extracting the files.

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Install
Go to C:\SAS_Software Depot, run/double-click Install.bat
(If this doesn't work, try to right-click and select Run as administrator)

The following windows pop up while initializing

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At this point, you can choose the location where you wish to install SAS.
Afterwards select Next.

You are being asked for the location of the license. Select Browse

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Navigate to where you saved the license and select it. Click Open

Select Next

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Select the default product to open SAS files.

(If you dont have any preferences, then just select SAS Foundation)

Wait for this window to finish. It will continue automatically

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The Installation now starts

Depending on your computer, Stage 1 may vary. The installation of the system
requirements may take some time, and multiple reboots may be required along the
way.

If you get this prompt, just press OK. NB: Save your work as it will reboot your
system.

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On some occasions, the installation doesn't remember the options selected after a
restart. You will then see the window below. In that case, the best option is to select
Cancel

Yes

Go back to the Install section (page 6) and run Install.bat again.

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After Stage 1, the installation will take some time, but for now you don't need to do
anything. When the installation is complete, you will have the choice of proceeding.
Select Next

Select Finish

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Your SAS Installation is now complete.

You may close this window:

And delete C:\SAS_9.4_Software_Depot_Win64 and the downloaded files from your

computer.

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Additional help

Known Issues
SAS Simulation Studio
After installing SAS, and try to start up SAS Simulation Studio, you might see the
following message:

If this happens, just click OK. After this you are going to see the SAS Simulation
Studio Configuration Window:

Again just click OK. Then you receive a pop-up Error:

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To get past this error, right click on the SAS Simulation Studio and use the option
Run as Administrator:

Then you will see this window again. But this time navigate to your SASHome folder
and click OK.

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Contact Technical Support

Prior to contacting technical support, please collect as much of the following
information as possible to ensure a faster support process.
University you are studying at
Windows
version you are using ( 7 / 8)
edition (e.g. Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise)
architecture (32-bit, 64-bit)
Description of the problem, including a screenshot if an error occurs
Log files may be located in any of the following locations depending on your
operating system and language:
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\SAS\SASDeploymentWizard
C:\Brugere\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\SAS\SASDeploymentWizard
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application
Data\SAS\SASDeploymentWizard

If you don't see any of the paths, you need to enable Hidden Files and Folders in
Windows.
Show hidden files Windows 7
Show hidden files Windows 8

Attach all files with names beginning with "deploywiz" and "SDW". Alternatively zip
the entire SASDeploymentWizard folder and send it.

Send all the information to support@sdk.sas.com or call +45 70 28 29 99

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