When you install SAS 9.4 on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2, warnings appear if the operating system does not meet the SAS 9.4 Windows service pack level requirement.

Warnings on Windows 7

Here is an example of the warning on Windows 7 without Service Pack 1:

Note: The above warning is improved and more descriptive in later SAS 9.4 revisions other than the initial SAS 9.4 release. Here is an example of the improved Windows 7 warning.

Warnings on Windows Server 2008

Likewise, for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, here are their original warnings and their improved warnings respectively in later SAS 9.4 revisions other than the initial SAS 9.4 release.

Windows Server 2008 original

Windows Server 2008 improved

Warnings on Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2008 R2 original

Windows Server 2008 R2 improved

SAS 9.4 Service Pack Level Requirements for Windows Operating Systems

SAS 9.4 is supported on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 if the SAS 9.4 requirement for the Microsoft Windows service pack level is met. Here are the specific SAS 9.4 service pack level requirements for Windows operating systems that require services packs.

Windows 7

• Windows 7 Professional x64: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later
• Windows 7 Ultimate x64: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later
• Windows 7 Enterprise x64: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later

Windows Server 2008

• Standard Edition x64: Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later
• Enterprise Edition x64: Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later
• Datacenter Edition x64: Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later

Windows Server 2008 R2

• Standard Edition: Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later
• Enterprise Edition: Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later
• Datacenter Edition: Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later

Additional Information

• For more information about Windows operating systems that are supported with SAS 9.4, see system requirements at SAS System Requirements.
• Also see the Supported Operating Systems page for more information.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	Product Release		SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*	Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64	9.4	9.4	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	9.4	9.4	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M0
		Windows 7 Professional x64	9.4	9.4	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 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.

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SAS 9.4 requires baseline Microsoft Service Pack levels on some Windows operating systems.

Type:	Installation Note
Priority:	alert

Date Modified:	2014-09-26 12:11:05
Date Created:	2013-06-12 15:31:04