Date:         Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:37:01 -0600
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From:         "Paul A. Thompson" <paul@WUBIOS.WUSTL.EDU>
Subject:      Re: SAS 9.1 Windows XP Home: Best solution?
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I have run SAS on XP home for years.  It may take a specific Service Pack to
ensure that it goes.  I cannot run htmSQL or some of the utility programs
there.  But I can run plain-vanilla SAS 9 no problemo.

Paul A. Thompson, Ph.D.
Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine
660 S. Euclid, St. Louis, MO 63110-1093
314-747-3793
paul@wubios.wustl.edu


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Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 3:35 PM
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Subject: Re: SAS 9.1 Windows XP Home: Best solution?

I am not sure weather you can Install SAS V8.2 full version on Windows Home,
I had lot of Problems Finally I gave up

thanks

On Dec 17, 2007 11:46 AM, Minion <acfarrer@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Dec 16, 8:32 pm, josephpaulgas...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am planning on purchasing SAS, but currently have XP Home on my
> > laptop. Have any of you successfully installed 9.1 on a machine w/ XP
> > Home? Can the installation be done without extensive workarounds?  (As
> > an alternative, I could always purchase a copy of SAS 8.2...)
> >
> > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated---
> >
> > Best,
> > Joe
>
> You can install SAS 9.1 Foundation (traditional PC/SAS) under XP Home
> as it is not much different from V8.2.
> However, if you have licensing for any of the SAS 9 BI products (EM,
> EG) then you will need XP Pro to create the additional accounts and
> security settings that are needed.
>