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- 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
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- as administrator. If a User Access Control dialog box appears, click Allow. Otherwise, proceed to step
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- 5.
- In the Renew SAS Software dialog box, select Browse and navigate to the SAS installation data file (SID file)
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- 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.