On the Microsoft Windows operating system, reference the following files to find out the location from which SAS was installed:

SAS^® Foundation 9.1 installation (Basic)

1. Open C:\Program Files\SAS\SAS 9.1\ or point to the !sasroot you used and open sassetup.log with Notepad.
2. Click Edit ► Find
3. Search for the Media root directory

   Here is an example of what you might find:

   Media root directory: Z:\SSD\disk1

SAS 9.1 SAS^® Software Navigator installation

1. C:\Documents and Settings\<userid>\ and open ssnprefs.xml with Notepad.

   On Vista:

   C:\Users\<userid>\AppData\Local\SAS\SAS Deployment Wizard and open ssnprefs.xml with Notepad.

2. Click Edit ► Find
3. Search for: chain_installref

   Here is an example of what you might find:

   <entry key="0chain_installref" value="Z:\SSD\srwizard1cd\setup.exe" />

SAS Foundation 9.2 installation

1. Open C:\Program Files\SAS\SASFoundation\9.2\ or point to the !sasroot you used and open sassetup.log with Notepad.
2. Click Edit ► Find
3. Search for:

   Media root directory

   Here is an example of what you might find:

   Media Root Directory: Z:\ssd_08w11\

SAS Deployment Wizard install

1. C:\Documents and Settings\<userid>\Local Settings\Application Data\SAS\SAS Deployment Wizard and open ssnprefs.xml with Notepad.

   On Vista:

   C:\Users\<userid>\AppData\Local\SAS\SAS Deployment Wizard and open ssnprefs.xml with Notepad.

2. Click Edit ► Find
3. Search for:

   Media root directory

   Here is an example of what you might find:

   Media Root Directory: Z:\installdepot\920_08w11\

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	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows NT Workstation	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Windows Vista	9.1 TS1M3 SP4

* 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.

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Have you ever wondered or needed to know where the SAS image was installed from (a SAS Software Depot location)?

Type:	Installation Note
Priority:	medium

Date Modified:	2008-12-23 10:54:51
Date Created:	2008-07-31 13:13:41