Problem Note 56390: Event ID 33 errors might be reported in the Windows application event log after you install SAS® software for the Windows operating environment
Problem
After you install SAS® 9.3 or SAS® 9.4 software in a Windows operating environment, errors similar to the following might be reported by the Windows operating system:
Event Log: Application
Log Type: Error
Source: SideBySide
Category: 0Not specified
Event ID: 33
Description:
Activation context generation failed for
"c:\program files\sashome\sasdeploymentmanager\9.4\products\cfgwizard__94XXX__prt__xx__sp0__1\utilities\
w64\sasshortcutmgr.exe". Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="ia64",
publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.762" could not be found.
Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.
Cause
The errors, which are reported in the application event log, occur when information is missing from the executable files listed below. The issue occurs when details that describe the company name, product name, product version, or copyright information for the files are missing.
- sasshortcutmgr.exe
- SASSvcCfgUtil.exe
- SASSvcChgDesc.exe
- sassvcstart.exe
- sassvcstop.exe
Solution
The files listed above are not required for the use of SAS software. To prevent the error, delete the files listed above from the following folder:
c:\program files\sashome\sasdeploymentmanager\9.4\products\cfgwizard__94XXX__prt__xx__sp0__1\utilities\w64
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | N/A | Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.3 TS1M0 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.3 TS1M0 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | |
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Windows Vista | 9.3 TS1M0 | |
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.3 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.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2015-09-08 16:16:26 |
| Date Created: | 2015-08-10 18:43:46 |
