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During the SAS Release 8.2 installation, you might be requested to enter the location of an updated setinit file (license file). If you enter the drive and directory of the new setinit.sss file and click Next, the dialog box might reappear and request the directory again.

This might occur because the setinit file is not named correctly. For SAS Release 8.2, the setinit (license) file has to be named setinit.sss. Sometimes, the filename has a hidden extension of .txt appended to it that prevents SAS from recognizing it.

To circumvent the problem, do the following:

1. Open the setinit.sss file in Notepad.
2. Click File > Save As and drill down to the desired directory.

   Note: You can save the file in any directory.

3. Type in the following for the filename:

   "setinit.sss"

   Note: Be sure to type the double quotation marks to prevent the .txt extension from appending to the filename.

4. Exit out of Notepad.

If the problem still persists, make sure that you only enter the drive letter and subdirectory when requested for the license location. You cannot enter the filename, setinit.sss, in this field.

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