To Install PC SAS Version 8.2 for Windows 95/98/2000/XP/NT Workstations
Note: If upgrading from SAS 8.0 or SAS 8.1: SAS Institute recommends uninstalling
SAS 8.0 or SAS 8.1 prior to installing SAS 8.2.
Note: The installation of PC SAS Version 8.2 (TS2MO) may take up to
several hours, depending on the components that must be installed. The Systems
Requirements Wizard on the Setup Disk will install them but the installation
may require several reboots.
Note: Patches called 'Hotfixes'
also need to be applied after installing.
These are summary instructions for installing PC SAS for Windows 95, Windows 98,
Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional or Windows NT Workstations.
Complete installation instructions for NT Server and for ALL SAS Products
are available on the SAS
website.
Before installing PC SAS V8.2, make sure your PC is ready.
1) Check the system
requirements on the SAS web site, for SAS Version 8.2 (TS2MO) for Windows.
For easier reading, use the pdf version.
2) Previous versions of SAS that MUST be uninstalled:
Version 8.1, Version 8.0, Version 8 Developer's
Release, Version 7
a) To uninstall
software, click on Start, Settings, Control
Panel.
b) Then
double-click Add/Remove Programs.
Find the version of SAS, click on it, then select OK.
c) Using
My Computer or Explorer, locate the SAS installation folder:
C:\|ProgramFiles\SAS Institute\SAS\V8.
Delete any remaining folders and files in this folder.
Note: SAS 6.12 does NOT have to
be removed to install SAS 8.2
since they install into different directory structures.
3) The correct versions of Windows components and Internet Explorer
5
MUST
be installed on your PC. To verify that your system contains
these and to install the required
components:
a) Start
Windows. Close all other Windows applications.
b) Insert
the SAS 8.2 "Setup Disk" into your CD drive.
"The SAS System Product Installation " screen should appear.
c) Select the "System Requirements Wizard" and follow
the
instructions on the screen. Depending on the components
installed, multiple reboots may be required.
If the
above window does not start automatically:
a) Select Start
and then Run...
b) To start the Setup program type
in the Run window:
<source_drive>: \Setup.exe
c) Example: If your CD drive
is D: then type:
D:\Setup.exe
4) Sufficient disk space (353 MB) must be available to complete the install.
a) To check the available disk space on your PC, click on My
Computer, then right click
the C: drive and select Properties.
b) Look at the Free space.
In the example below, there is
enough space. 5.06GB are available
and the VCU recommended install of SAS needs 353MB.
5.) Close ALL applications INCLUDING Virus programs (such as Norton AntiVirus AutoProtect) that are running in background.
PC SAS V8.2 Installation
- Start Windows. Close all other Windows applications.
- If needed, re-insert CD labeled "The SAS System Release 8.2 Setup Disk " into the CD drive. The SAS System Product Installation screen should appear.
- Select "SAS System Setup" to begin the SAS installation.
- Read the Welcome screen and press the Next button.
- IF you are installing with installation CDs that the license period has expired, you will see the following screen:
a) Go to
http://www.at.vcu.edu/sas/sas_soft.html#SETINIT
and
read the information about SAS license renewals.
b) Select the link To renew SAS for Windows 8.2 for Teaching and Research.
c) Download the SAS 8.2 setinit file, noting the loacation and calling
it setinit.sss.
d) In the Authorization Location window (pictured above), select the Browse...
button.
e) In the Choose Folder window, specify the path to the directory where
the
downloaded setinit.sss was saved.
f) Select the OK button.
g) In the Authorization
Location window, select the Next> button.
6) Because the entire SAS installation is very
large (930 MB),
at the Select Setup Type window, it
is recommended that you
select Custom. Press
the Next button.
7 ) The next several screens that appear allow you to specify where
to place the files necessary to run SAS.
Usually the default locations are used.
8 ) Because the entire SAS installation is very
large (930 MB),
in the Solutions window:
a) Uncheck ENTERPRISE MINER SERVER SQL (unless you intend
to use it for data mining).
b) Check
ACADEMIC COMPUTING OFFER.
c) Select
the Customize button.
d) When the
Custom Installation window appears, select the components to
be installed:
The following components are recommended (353 MB space needed):
| Base SAS Software | 510 K (required) |
| Core of the SAS System | 151744 K (required) |
| SAS OnLine Tutor | 57578 K |
| SAS/Access Interface to PC File Formats | 1256 K |
| SAS/CONNECT Software | 2096 K |
| SAS/FSP (required for Enterprise Reporter) | 502 K |
| SAS/GRAPH Software | 29368 K |
| SAS/STAT Software | 29601 K |
| SAS/Integration Technologies | 8727K |
Please Note:
a) If the PC has insufficient disk space
for the installation, either:
* Delete some files
from the hard disk OR
* Select fewer
modules, but "Base" and "Core" are required!
b) If installing SAS Enterprise Reporter,
SAS/FSP is required.
9 ) The Review Installation Choices window appears to allow verification
of the SAS components to be installed.
Clicking Next will begin the installation.
10 ) Depending upon the products chosen to be installed,
these prompts may appear:
"Please
insert disk labeled: Solutions Disk 1".
"Please
insert disk labeled: Solutions Disk 2".
"Please
insert disk labeled: Solutions Disk 4".
"Please
insert disk labeled: SAS Shared Components".
"Please insert disk labeled: SAS/Secure Windows".
Insert the disk requested when prompted.
There are many files to be copied
during this process.
11) When
the installation is complete,
the SAS System Setup Complete
window appears.
Click the Finish button.
12)
SAS Institute has posted
patches for SAS 8.2 (called HotFixes) on their website.
To ensure Base SAS functions properly on your
system, it is recommended that you:
1.
Download the Base SAS Hotfix Bundle for Windows
. Follow
these Installation Instructions.
2. Review and download Hotfixes
that have been released since the Base SAS Hotfix bundle
that are pertinent to your work.
If you installed SAS/STAT,
1.
Download
the SAS/STAT Hotfix Bundle for Windows.
Follow
these Installation instructions.
2. Review and
download Hotfixes
that have been released since the SAS/STAT Hotfix bundle
that are pertinent to your work.
For
all other SAS products you have installed (ie Connect, Graph, etc.)
review
and download pertinent Hotfixes for the other SAS products you use.
To receive notification of newly issued SAS Hotfixes (tsnews-l)
After installing the above hotfixes, to conserve space on your PC, don't forget to remove each of the .exe files from the download (such as 82bx04wn.exe, 82sx01wn.exe).
PC Performance and the SAS System
SAS Manuals and Tutorials:
1) SAS Version 8 manuals, called "OnLineDocs",
are available in a
2 CD set from online@vcu
for $15.
See below for recommended installation
settings.
CD #1 "SAS OnLineDoc Version
8" CD contains the SAS manuals
for Version 8 in HTML format.
CD #2 "What's New in SAS"
contains the Changes and Enhancements
manuals for Release 8.1 and Release 8.2 in PDF format.
2) SAS Manuals are also on the web in
both HTML and PDF format.
For off campus access you will be prompted
for:
login (last 7 digits of your VCUCard) and
password (last 4 digits of your SSN).
3)
Purchase printed manuals from
SAS Publications
or call (800) 727-3228.
4) SAS OnlineTutor and the associated exercise files
are included on
your PC installation CD.
SAS OnlineTutor is
also on the VCU website.
To install
the OnLine Doc Version Eight:
1) Insert the CD labeled "SAS OnLine
Doc Version Eight" into the CD drive.
2) If the install does not autostart, do the following:
a) Select Start
and then Run...
b) To start the Setup program
type in the Run window:
<source_drive>: \Setup.exe
c) Example: If your CD
drive is D: then type:
D:\Setup.exe
3) Proceed with the installation until the "Select Install
Method" window
appears. Select: "Run
SAS OnLine Doc from the CD-ROM"
4) On the "Select Entry Point" window select:
"View SAS OnLine Doc with Java"
To use
"What's New in SAS Release 8.1 and Release 8.2 Online Documentation":
1) Insert the CD labeled "What's
New in SAS Release 8.1 and
Release 8.2 Online Documentation"
into the CD drive.
2) Select Start and then Run...
3) Select the Browse button.
4) In the "Look in:" popdown, select your CD
drive.
5) In the "Files of type:" popdown, select "All
Files".
6) Select WhatsNew.pdf and select the Open
button.
This will launch Adobe Acrobat Reader
to view the SAS documentation.
A Table of Contents is on page 5.
NOTE: To read or print these PDF format files,
Adobe Acrobat
Reader must be installed on your machine.
A free download is available from the Adobe website.
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