The following error might occur when you install SAS in a Windows environment:

ERROR: The SAS System requires SSE2 hardware support. 
The minimum hardware level is Pentium 4.

The installation will appear to continue to completion, but SAS will not launch.

To fix this issue, follow SAS suggestions for prerequisite hardware requirements when selecting the hardware for installation:

• System Requirements for SAS^® 9.2 Foundation for Microsoft^® Windows^®
• System Requirements for SAS^® 9.2 Foundation for Microsoft^® Windows^® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems^®
• System Requirements for SAS^® 9.2 Foundation for Microsoft^® Windows^® for x64




Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	9.2 TS1M0
		Windows Vista	9.2 TS1M0

* 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.