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How do you install SAS 9.1.3 SP4 (for the SAS products listed in SAS
Note  #020402 ) on the Microsoft Windows Vista(TM) operating system?

If you have a SAS Installation Kit, Rev: 20 through Rev: 33, run the
SAS installation through the Program Compatibility Wizard. To launch the
Program Compatibility Wizard, follow these steps:

   A. Click Start-->Control Panel.
   B. In the Control Panel, click Programs.

      Note: If there is no "Programs" icon visible, you may be in
      Classic View. To switch from "Classic View", select "Control Panel
      Home" in the upper left corner of your screen.

   C. Under Programs and Features, click "Use an older program with
      this version of Windows".

      Note: If you try to go into the Program Compatibility Wizard and
      you do not see "Use an older program with this version of
      Windows", make sure the control panel is not set to classic view.
      If it is, then the "Use an older program with this version of
      Windows" will not be available. To switch from "Classic View",
      select "Control Panel Home" in the upper left corner of your
      screen.

      Note:  The Program Compatibility Wizard must be run each time
      the program which needs to be run within program compatibility
      mode is executed. If you exit and later re-run the install, you
      will need to use the Program Compatibility Wizard again.

After the Program Compatibility Wizard has started, follow these steps
to launch the SAS 9.1.3 Foundation Software Installation autoplay in
Program Compatibility mode. By running the autoplay, you minimize the
number of times that you run the Program Compatibility Wizard. This is
because the installs launched from the autoplay inherits the
Compatibility Mode properties.

   A. Click Next.
   B. Select "I want to locate the program manually", then click
      Next.
   C. In the next field, provide the executable you want to run,
      SETUP.EXE.  You can use the Browse button.
      * You need to provide the entire directory path.

        Note: If you are installing from a network location, ensure
        that you are accessing that network location via a
        universal naming convention (UNC) path and NOT a mapped drive.

      * If you are installing from a CD-ROM, point to the
        SETUP.EXE at the root of the SAS Setup disk. Installing from the
        CD-ROM is the recommended way.
      * If you are installing from a network image such as a SAS
        Software Depot, run the setup.exe from the "disk1" directory.

      Note: If you are installing from a SAS Software Depot (SSD)
      and you do not install from the disk1 directory, the SAS install
      loops and this error message appears:

         The minimum system requirements are not met.

   D. Select Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 2), and click
      Next.
   E. In the next dialog box, click Next.
   F. Select Run this program as an administrator, click Next,
      and Next.
   G. When you are prompted for permission to continue by the
      User Account Control, click Allow.

      The SAS 9.1.3 Foundation Software Installation autoplay will now
      start via Program Compatibility Mode and you can continue on as
      you would usually do during a SAS installation. It is important
      that you keep the autoplay running and that you launch the Verify
      System Requirements and Install SAS Software from the autoplay.

   H. The Compatibility Mode Wizard window remains open in the
      background during the install. It has three choices on it related
      to whether or not the program worked. Ignore these and Cancel the
      dialog box.

Note: If you choose not to use the SAS 9.1 Foundation Software
Installation autoplay each time you invoke the SAS Setup or the System
Requirements Wizard, you will have to use the Program Compatibility
Wizard.

Note: If you have SAS Installation Kit Rev: 34 or higher, you do NOT
have to install through the Program Compatibility Wizard.

Note: Program Compatibility mode is only necessary for the installation
of SAS. It is not needed to execute SAS.

Note: If you are installing from a network location, ensure that you are
accessing that network location via a UNC path and NOT a mapped drive.

Note: If the Control Panel is in Classic View, click on the Control
Panel Home in the left hand Panel, then click on Programs.

Tip: If you still cannot find the Compatibility Mode Wizard, search
in Windows help for Compatibility Mode Wizard.  Click the Start the
Program  Compatibility Wizard from the results of the search.

More information:
* See SAS Note  #020430  about support of SAS 9.1.3 Service Pack 4 under
Vista.

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