Usage Note 16788: "Critical Error loading host supervisor: %1 is not a valid Win32
application" when invoking SAS 9.1
When you start SAS 9.1 after a new installation, the following error
might appear:
Critical Error loading host supervisor:
%1 is not a valid Win32 application:
!sasroot\sas\core\sasext\tkmk.dll
To resolve this issue, uninstall and reinstall SAS and make sure you
are logged in as the administrator of the machine. Follow these
instructions only if you have SAS 9.1 installed with no other
releases of SAS or other SAS products installed on your machine:
1. Uninstall SAS 9.1 from the Control Panel by clicking on
Start>Settings>Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs>SAS 9.1.
WARNING: DO NOT uninstall the SAS Private JRE.
(J2SE(tm) Java Runtime Environment 1.4.1 (SAS Private Version).
2. Reboot your PC, log in as the administrator of the
machine, and close all applications, including anti-virus,
-spyware, and -adware programs.
3. Remove the SAS folder where the sas.exe file and the Shared Files
folder reside. By default, the folder is located in C:\Program
Files\SAS.
4. Remove SAS registry keys by performing the following:
a. Start>Run>type REGEDIT, and select OK.
b. Delete the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SAS Institute Inc.\The SAS System\
9.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Uninstall\{68624FB8-2512-46B5-9664-64366DCCB3EB}
5. Delete the temporary folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\<userID>\Local Settings\Temp\
{68624FB8-2512-46B5-9664-64366DCCB3EB}
6. Delete the Temporary files that are created with Internet
Explorer (IE), by performing the following:
a. Open Internet Explorer.
b. Click on Tools>Internet Options>Temporary Internet Files>
Delete Files>OK.
7. Delete the Installshield directories by deleting the folders
located in C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation
Information.
7. Reboot your PC, log in as the administrator of the
machine, and close all applications, including anti-virus,
-spyware,
and -adware programs.
8. Re-Install SAS 9.1.3.
Warning: Always back up your registry before you make any registry
changes. For assistance, see Windows Help, Microsoft documentation,
or the Microsoft Windows Web site. SAS is not responsible when
you edit the Windows registry: changes in the Windows registry
can render your system unusable and will require that you reinstall
the operating system.
Operating System and Release Information
SAS System | Base SAS | Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | |
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | |
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | |
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | |
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 SP3 | |
*
For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed
Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be
fixed.
Type: | Usage Note |
Priority: | |
Topic: | System Administration ==> Installation
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Date Modified: | 2006-01-16 15:40:34 |
Date Created: | 2006-01-05 14:14:00 |