Supported Operating Environments for Windows
This page provides an overview of the Microsoft Windows operating systems that are supported from SAS 8.2 to SAS 9.3.
The What's New Web page provides links to documents that explain new features and changes in SAS software releases.
Also see important information about migration from SAS 9.1.3 or SAS 9.2 to SAS 9.3. If your SAS 9.1.3 or SAS 9.2 deployment includes one or more Business Intelligence, Data Integration, or solution products and is metadata-based, you might be able to use the SAS Migration Utility to migrate to SAS 9.3.
SAS determines which Windows operating system its releases run under by following Microsoft's Support Lifecycle Policy. When an operating system reaches its end of life, Microsoft reduces or ends support. SAS's support lifecycle policy defines the support that is available for SAS releases.
Note: Under x64 editions of Windows such as Windows XP Professional x64, SAS 9.1.3 supports the installation of bundles, such as SAS Education Analytical Suite. Note, however, that some products in those bundles are NOT supported under Windows x64 and should not be installed. See SAS Note 16568 for details.
In the following table, a box 
indicates that the SAS release and the Windows operating system combination is supported. Where applicable, comments are provided that outline which Microsoft Windows service packs are required and other pertinent information.
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Table Legend
1 Level B support for SAS 8.2, per SAS Technical Support Services and Policies.
2 BI Server Tier means that SAS Foundation servers are supported (metadata, stored process, workspace, OLAP servers).
3 Middle Tier, also referred to as the Web Tier, serves as the Web-based client server. Components on this tier include webDAV servers, Web application servers (Java servlet containers), and the SAS Web-based clients (examples include products such as SAS Web Report Studio and SAS Information Delivery Portal).
4 For more installation information about SAS 9.1.3 Service Pack 4 under supported Vista editions, see SAS Note 20430 and SAS Note 20595. For information about SAS 9.2 under supported Vista editions, see SAS Note 31559.
5 For more information about support of SAS 9.1.3 (TS1M3) Service Pack 4 Foundation, SAS 9.1.3 (TS1M3) Service Pack 4 BI Server Tier, and SAS 9.1.3 (TS1M3) Service Pack 4 Middle Tier under Windows 2008, see SAS Note 36616. For SAS 9.1.3 Middle Tier, only WebSphere 6.1 is supported. SAS 9.1.3 solutions are not supported under Windows 2008.
6 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is generally supported under SAS 9.1.3 Service Pack 4 and SAS 9.2 (TS2M2). More information will be added for specific family members as that information becomes available.
7 SASŪ Education Analytical Suite.
8 For more information about support of SAS 9.2 (TS2M3) under Windows 7, see SAS note SAS Note 34569.
9 For more information about support of SAS 9.2 (TS2M3) under Windows Server 2008, see SAS note SAS Note 36616.
10 The SAS 9.2 middle tier is supported on desktop operating systems, such as Windows Vista and Windows 7, only for development or demonstration purposes and is not recommended on those systems for production or mission-critical applications.
11 The SAS 9.3 middle tier is supported only on 64-bit platforms. It is not supported on 32-bit platforms.