Installation Instructions for Hot Fix B25259

Windows for x64


Hot fix B25259 addresses the issue(s) in Base SAS 9.21_M3 on Windows for x64 as documented in the Issue(s) Addressed section of the hot fix download page:

http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/B25.html#B25259


IMPORTANT NOTES

  1. You must have Base SAS 9.21_M3 installed on your system before applying this hot fix. Refer to SN-35968 for instructions on how to determine which product releases you have installed.

  2. Files delivered in this hot fix will be backed up during the installation process. However, it is good general practice to back up your system before applying updates to software.

  3. You must have Administrator Privileges on your CLIENT or SERVER machine.

  4. All currently active SAS sessions, daemons, spawners and servers must be terminated before applying this hot fix.

  5. This hot fix should be installed using the same userid who performed the initial software installation.


INSTALLATION

1. The installer downloaded is B25259x6.exe.

When downloading SAS 9.2 hot fix packages, you must choose to Save the hot fix to disk, then execute the install from the saved location. Attempting to install a hot fix directly from the download page results in the error documented in SAS Note 37104.

2. Execute B25259x6.exe


This will initiate the installation wizard, which will guide you through the hot fix installation process.

Note: If your Windows operating system is Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008, it may be necessary to "right-click" B25259x6.exe and select "Run as administrator".


See the Maintenance Installation Tool (MIT) documentation for more details on the installation of hot fixes.


The content of this hot fix is listed in the hot fix manifest.


POST-INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

None



This completes the installation of hot fix B25259 on Windows for x64.