During the SAS 9 installation, the Select Components screen looks
similiar to the following, depending on which SAS products you have
licensed:
  _
+| | SAS Software
  -     _
     + | | SAS System
        -
        _
       | | Academic Premier Program
        -
        _
       | | Enterprise Miner Client Solution
        -

If you check the box beside Academic Premier Program and/or
Enterprise Miner Client Solution, the installation completes and
all the necessary files are installed.  However, if you you try
to start SAS, you only see the following menu items:

START -> Programs -> SAS -> Renew SAS Software
                         -> SAS Service Configuration Utility

The item to start SAS, -> The SAS System for Windows 9.0 (English),
is missing.

To circumvent the problem, you can do ONE the following:

   * Create a shortcut on your desktop.
      1. Use Windows Explorer to locate the sas.exe file.
      2. Right-click.
      3. Choose Create Shortcut.
      4. rag the shortcut to sas.exe to the desktop.

   * Create a shortcut on your Program menu.
      1. Right-click on Start.
      2. Choose Explore All Users (or Explore).
      3. Navigate to the Programs\SAS folder.
      4. Click File>New>Shortcut and point to the SAS 9 sas.exe file.
      5. Name the shortcut as follows: The SAS System for Windows 9.0
         (English).

   * Reinstall SAS.
     Select BASE SAS, in addition to Academic Premier Program.
     Note: To select BASE SAS, on the Select Components screen
     (shown previously) click on the plus sign (+) beside SAS System.
     Then check Base SAS.

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