The Renew SAS Software tool is the established and supported method to apply your SAS license data.

If your SAS license was updated using a different method, you run the risk that future SAS installations and updates might not complete correctly. In one known instance, after a SAS service pack was applied, the following error message appeared when SAS was invoked:

The SAS Service Pack installation procedure depends on the setinit.sss file that is located in the !sasroot\core\sasinst. This file contains the current license information. By applying the SAS Installation Data file using the Renew SAS Software tool, you ensure that the license file is updated correctly. If you use other methods to renew your SAS software, the proper files will not be updated.

In order to update your license information, perform the following:

1. Click Start ► Programs ► SAS ► SAS 9.1 Utilities ► Renew SAS Software and point to your SAS Installation Data (SID) file.

   Note: If Renew SAS Software is not on your Start ► Programs menu, go to the !sasroot\core\sasinst\sasrenew directory and run sasrenew.exe. For example:

   C:\Program Files\SAS\SAS 9.1\core\sasinst\sasrenew\sasrenew.exe

2. Invoke SAS.

You also have the option of running the Renew SAS Software tool in quiet mode, which allows you to run this tool without ever seeing a dialog box. To do so, go to !sasroot\core\sasinst\sasrenew and run the following command from a command prompt:

For example:

To check if the SID was applied successfully, look in C:\Program Files\SAS\SAS 9.1\setinit.log.

This information is documented more fully in the Administrator Guide for SAS 9.1.3 Foundation for Microsoft Windows

If you still have problems, contact SAS Technical Support.

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