Windows Installation
Instructions (Site License)
These instructions are for installing IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows using a site license.
A site license allows you to install SPSS Statistics for Windows on as many computers as
the number of licenses you purchased. This document is for end users who are installing
SPSS Statistics for Windows on desktop computers.
Hardware Configuration
Software
Internet
You will also need your authorization code, which you should have received from OIT. It
activates your license for Base, Advanced and Regression products. If you licensed any
additional products directly from IBM you will also have additional authorization codes
for those products. You will need all of your authorization codes to complete installation
for all licensed products.
Note: You cannot run IBM SPSS Statistics remotely via Windows Terminal Services or
Citrix.
Starting Installation
Windows XP
When download is complete, Double-click the downloaded file to begin installation.
Select Run, and follow the instructions that appear on the screen. See During
Installation below for further instructions.
During Installation
License type. Be sure to select Site License.
Read and accept the license agreement. Proceed through the dialogs.
Destination Folder: The default location does NOT replace earlier versions of SPSS.
After successful installation of IBM SPSS Statistics 21, you can uninstall earlier
versions.
Help language. SPSS Statistics provides the ability to change the user interface
language. If you want the help language to always match the user interface language,
select the languages you may use. Installing help for additional languages increases disk
space requirements by 60-70 MB for each language.
Authorization Wizard allows you to obtain a license for SPSS Statistics for Windows.
Note: Licenses are tied to your computers hardware with a lock code. If you replace your
computer or its hardware, you will have a new lock code and will need to repeat the
authorization process. If you find that you exceeded the allowable number of
authorizations specified in the license agreement, contact OIT Administrative Desk. If you
need to re-install on the same hardware, be sure to save your license first. See
"Reinstallation" for instructions.
Warning! The license is sensitive to time changes. If you must change the system time
and then cannot run the product, contact OIT Administrative Desk.
From the Windows Start menu, Choose IBM SPSS Statistics License
Authorization Wizard. On Windows Vista or Windows 7, right-click the License
Authorization shortcut and choose "Run as Administrator".
When prompted, choose License my product now. Enter the authorization code you
got from OIT. (Use ctrl-v to Paste the authorization code into the License
Authorization dialog.) You can use an authorization code for only as many
installations as specified on your license. If you need to reinstall SPSS Statistics on
the same machine, see "Reinstallation" for how to preserve your license.
If you only want to use SPSS Statistics on this machine for a short time, select
"Enable a temporary trial period ". See "Enabling a Trial License" below for
instructions.
The License Authorization Wizard sends your authorization code over the Internet to IBM
SPSS and automatically retrieves your license. If your computer is behind a proxy, click
Configure proxy settings and enter the appropriate settings. Firewalls may prevent
successful licensing over the Internet.
If the authorization process fails (for example, due to a firewall), you will be
prompted to send an e-mail message. The message must include your authorization code,
"lock code", and SPSS version. The lock code is displayed on the Product Authorization
screen of the License Authorization Wizard.
If you choose the desktop option, a new message with the appropriate information will
be created automatically.
If you choose the Web-based option, copy and paste the message text from the License
Authorization Wizard into your e-mail application, and send to the address shown.
When the license code arrives, if you've closed the License Authorization Wizard,
restart it. Select License my product now, and paste the license you got in the email from
IBM (not the Authorization code) into the Enter Codes panel. Click Next.
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Note: Use ctrl-v to Paste the license into the License Authorization dialog.
File Associations
If you have SPSS 15 on your machine, then opening that will result in spss file associations
reverting to SPSS 15. This means when you double-click an spss file, it will open SPSS 15,
rather than SPSS Statistics 21. After the SPSS 15 license expires, it will continue to
attempt to open, but will fail.
To remedy the situation, you will need to uninstall SPSS 15, then uninstall and reinstall
SPSS Statistics 21. Before you uninstall SPSS Statistics 21, be sure to preserve your license
file. See Reinstallation. Alternatively, instead of re-installing SPSS Statistics 21, you could
re-set the file associations for *.sav and *.sps files to open with IBM SPSS Statistics 21.
However, for machines with multiple logons, this would have to be done on each user's
logon.
Reinstallation
Your SPSS license is locked to your machine. You cannot re-use your authorization code in
order to retrieve your license. You must save your license file before uninstalling IBM
SPSS Statistics.
After installation is complete, copy your license file, lservc, back to the IBM SPSS
Statistics 21 installation directory.
Installation Instructions
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Documentation
The Command Syntax Reference manual is automatically loaded with SPSS Statistics. Other
documentation can be downloaded from
http://www.umass.edu/statdata/software/spss/spss_install.htm or from
the SPSS Support website (which requires registration).
All documentation is in pdf format, which requires Acrobat Reader. If you dont already have
Acrobat Reader, download it from http://www.adobe.com.
Enabling Programmability
IBM SPSS Statistics Integration Plug-ins enable you to extend the command syntax language
with programs written in R, Python, and VB.NET. For more information, visit IBM Developer
Works,
(https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/groups/service/html/allcommunities).
Under Public Groups, select SPSS.
If you purchase additional add-on modules or renew your license, you will receive additional
authorization code(s). For instructions on using the authorization code(s), see Licensing Your
Product.
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