Option 1:
- Log on to your Microsoft Windows operating system with a user ID that has local administrator rights.
- Verify that all SAS sessions are closed or verify that the SAS expiration message window is closed.
- In Microsoft Windows 7 or Microsoft Windows 2008 Server operating environments, select Start ► All Programs ► SAS ► Utilities.
In Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 10, or Microsoft Windows 2012 Server operating environments, navigate to the Apps list. - Right-click Renew SAS Software and select Run as administrator. If a User Access Control dialog box appears, click Allow. Otherwise, proceed to step 5.
- In the Renew SAS Software dialog box, select Browse and navigate to the SAS installation data file (SID file) on your machine. Select the file and click Open.
- Click Next.
- Verify Products and expiration dates. Click OK.
- Verify the folder where SAS was installed.
- Click Renew.
- If the license renewal is successful, the following message is displayed:
The setinit was successfully applied
If it is not successful, the message indicates so and displays the location of the setinit.log file. Review the setinit.log file in a text editor to check for errors.
Option 2:
Try the following steps if Renew SAS Software is not available.
- Navigate to C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASDeploymentManager\9.4
- Run sasdm.exe
- Click Yes to allow this app to make changes to make changes to your device.
- Click OK to set language.
- Click Next to Renew SAS Software.
- Click Next to Select License Renewal.
- Browser to the sid/setinit/license file.
- Click Start.
- Click Next.
- Click Finish.