If you use provisioning software to install SAS^® software, and the deployment target machine is a Windows 7 system, one of the following error messages might occur during installation:

The error message occurs when the SAS installation is in the final stage of its processing, when it batch applies the setinit. It appears in sasinstall_date_time.log default path C:\Program Files\SAS\InstallMisc\InstallLogs\9.2).

Provisioning software such as SMS and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 use the SYSTEM account when deploying software across an enterprise. The CSIDL_PERSONAL variable used during installation uses the user's My Documents path. However, on Windows 7, the SYSTEM account Documents does not exist. Therefore, it is necessary to add it before installation.

To correct the problem, create the Documents folder in the systemprofile folder for the appropriate bit architecture.

For 32-bit Systems:

• The SYSTEM account path default is %windir%\system32\config\systemprofile.
• Administrators can package a pre-installation command such as this:
  cmd.exe /c "mkdir %windir%\system32\config\systemprofile\Documents\"

For 64-bit Systems That Use 32-bit SAS:

• The SYSTEM account path default is %windir%\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile.
• Administrators can package a pre-installation command such as this:
  cmd.exe /c "mkdir %windir%\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\Documents\"

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	Product Release		SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*	Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	Windows 7 Enterprise x64	9.21_M2		9.2 TS2M2
		Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit	9.21_M2		9.2 TS2M2
		Windows 7 Home Premium x64	9.21_M2		9.2 TS2M2
		Windows 7 Professional 32 bit	9.21_M2		9.2 TS2M2
		Windows 7 Professional x64	9.21_M2		9.2 TS2M2
		Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit	9.21_M2		9.2 TS2M2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	9.21_M2		9.2 TS2M2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008	9.21_M2		9.2 TS2M2
		Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit	9.21_M2		9.2 TS2M2
		Windows 7 Ultimate x64	9.21_M2		9.2 TS2M2

* 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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Automated SAS® deployments that use the SYSTEM account might result in this error message on Windows 7: "SETINIT: FAILED. Install will now abort."

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	high

Date Modified:	2014-03-07 10:32:27
Date Created:	2010-12-24 11:50:20