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Problem Note 17481: "PROCESS Return Code = 259" in SAS 9.1.3 SP4_download.log on Windows

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When you run the download for SAS 9.1.3 Service Pack 4 (SP4) under
Windows and the install finishes updating the JRE, the installation
creates the SP4_download.log in C:\Program Files\SAS. When you open this
file, the following information appears:

   INSTALLATION INFORMATION
   Destination Directory: C:\Program Files\SAS
   FILE TRANSFER
   POST-PROCESSING
   PROCESS FILE: The process patch\AT19S2\thirdpty3cd\jre3\sasjrewin002\
      setup.exe completed successfully.
   PROCESS FILE: The process patch\SP01S4\setup.exe failed.
   PROCESS RETURN CODE = 259

This message appears if you save the executable or if run the executable
first. This message is not a problem, so you can ignore this message and
continue with applying SP4.


Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemSAS Release
ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemBase SASMicrosoft Windows XP Professional9.1 TS1M3 SP49.2 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition9.1 TS1M3 SP49.2 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition9.1 TS1M3 SP49.2 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition9.1 TS1M3 SP49.2 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional9.1 TS1M3 SP4
* 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.