Installation Instructions for Hot Fix C44018

Windows for x64


Hot fix C44018 addresses the issue(s) in SAS Enterprise Guide 4.305 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/C44.html#C44014
as well as the issue(s) documented in
Problem Note 43878   An Application Error might occur when using the Logistic Regression task in SAS® Enterprise Guide®
Problem Note 43884   Data sets in migrated SAS® Enterprise Guide® projects might have incorrect creation and modification dates
Problem Note 44389   Customizations in the Import Data task might be discarded after migrating to SAS® Enterprise Guide® 4.3


IMPORTANT NOTES

  1. You must have SAS Enterprise Guide 4.305 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. This hot fix should be installed using the same userid who performed the initial software installation.


INSTALLATION

1. The installer downloaded is C44018x6.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 C44018x6.exe


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


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


POST-INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

  1. To fully address the problem documented in Problem Note 44389 Customizations in the Import Data task might be discarded after migrating to SAS® Enterprise Guide® 4.3 edit the SEGuide.exe.config file as shown below
    <appSettings>
    <add key="ImportData_ExcelMigration_DoNotCheckDataType" value="1" />
    </appSettings>



This completes the installation of hot fix C44018 on Windows for x64.