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SPSS Statistics 29: Manual Installation

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Install SPSS Statistics for Mac

1. Renew Expired SPSS Statistics License

If SPSS Statistics 29 is already installed with an expired license, skip to the Activate SPSS Statistics for Mac instructions.

2. Update Finder Settings
  1. Go to the Finder and select Settings… (or Preferences… on older macOS versions).
  2. Click General settings and check the boxes next to these:
    • External Disks.
    • CDs, DVDs, and iPods
  3. Click Sidebar settings and check the boxes next to these:
    • External Disks
    • CDs, DVDs, and iOS Devices
Finder Settings – Show these items on the desktop
Finder Settings – Show these items in the sidebar
3. Uninstall Previous SPSS Statistics Installations
  1. Open the macOS Applications folder.
  2. Right-click any previous SPSS Statistics installations and select Move to Trash.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Mac – Application Folder
SPSS Statistics 29 for Mac – Application Folder
4. Download Installer
  1. Open the email invitation from Software Licensing Team.
  2. Click Open.
  3. Click Download.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Mac – Download Installer
SPSS Statistics 29 for Mac – Looks like we are unable to preview this file
5. Open Installer
  1. Open the SPSS_Statistics_29.0.2.0_Mac.iso disk image with Finder.
  2. Open the SPSSStatistics drive.
  3. Open the MacOS folder.
  4. Open the IBM SPSS Statistics.pkg installer.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Mac – Installer
6. Welcome to the IBM SPSS Statistics Installer
  • Click Continue.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Mac – Welcome to the IBM SPSS Statistics Installer
7. Important Information
  • Click Continue.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Mac – Important Information
8. Software License Agreement
  1. Click Continue.
  2. Click Agree.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Mac – Software License Agreement (1 of 2)
SPSS Statistics 29 for Mac – Software License Agreement (2 of 2)
9. Standard Install
  • Click Install.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Mac – Standard Install
10. The installation was completed successfully
  • Click Close.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Mac – The installation was completed successfully
11. Activate SPSS Statistics for Mac

Activate SPSS Statistics for Mac

1. Open SPSS Statistics License Activation Wizard
  • If the Activate IBM SPSS Statistics window appears, click Launch License Wizard.
  • If not, open the license wizard here:
    • /Applications/IBM SPSS Statistics/Resources/Activation/LicenseWizard
SPSS Statistics 29 for Mac – Launch License Wizard
2. License Status
  • If the License Status window appears, click Next.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Mac – License Status
3. Product Authorization
  1. Select Authorized user license.
  2. Click Next.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Mac – Product Authorization
4. Enter Codes
  1. Copy and paste the 20-digit authorization code to the Enter Code field.
  2. Click Add.
  3. Click Next.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Mac – Enter Codes
5. Internet Authorization Status
  • Upon successful authorization, click Next.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Mac – Internet Authorization Status
6. Licensing Completed
  • Click Finish.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Mac – Licensing Completed

Install SPSS Statistics for Windows

1. Renew Expired SPSS Statistics License

If SPSS Statistics 29 is already installed with an expired license, skip to the Activate SPSS Statistics for Windows instructions.

2. Uninstall SPSS Statistics
  1. Uninstall any previous SPSS Statistics installations.
  2. Delete these folders:
    • C:\Program Files\IBM\SPSS Statistics
    • C:\Program Files\IBM\SPSS\Statistics
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\SPSS\Statistics
SPSS Statistics 29 for Windows – Uninstall
3. Download Installer
  1. Open the email invitation from Software Licensing Team.
  2. Click Open.
  3. Click Download.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Windows – Download Installer
SPSS Statistics 29 for Windows – Looks like we are unable to preview this file
4. Open Installer
  1. Open the SPSS_Statistics_29.0.2.0_Windows.iso disk image with Windows Explorer.
  2. Open the SPSSStatistics drive.
  3. Open the Windows folder.
  4. Open the setup.exe installer.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Windows – Installer
5. Installer Menu
  • Click Install IBM SPSS Statistics.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Windows – Installer Menu
6. Copyright
  • Click Next.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Windows – Copyright
7. License Agreement
  1. Select I accept the terms in the license agreement.
  2. Click Next.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Windows – License Agreement
8. Destination Folder
  • Click Next.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Windows – Destination Folder
9. Ready to Install the Program
  • Click Install.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Windows – Ready to Install the Program
10. InstallShield Wizard Completed
  1. Check Start IBM SPSS Statistics now.
  2. Click Finish.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Windows – InstallShield Wizard Completed
11. Activate SPSS Statistics for Windows

Activate SPSS Statistics for Windows

1. Open SPSS Statistics License Activation Wizard
  • If the Activate IBM SPSS Statistics window appears, click Launch License Wizard.
  • If not, open the license wizard here:
    • C:\Program Files\IBM\SPSS Statistics\law.exe
SPSS Statistics 29 for Windows – Launch License Wizard
2. License Status
  • If the License Status window appears, click Next.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Windows – License Status
3. Product Authorization
  1. Select Authorized user license.
  2. Click Next.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Windows – Product Authorization
4. Enter Codes
  1. Copy and paste the 20-digit authorization code to the Enter Code field.
  2. Click Add.
  3. Click Next.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Windows – Enter Codes
5. Internet Authorization Status
  • Upon successful authorization, click Next.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Windows – Internet Authorization Status
6. Licensing Completed
  • Click Finish.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Windows – Licensing Completed

Troubleshoot

1. Corrupted/Incomplete Download

To verify successful download, compare the file checksum with the table below. If the checksum does not match, then download again with a different web browser.

FileSHA-256 Checksum
SPSS_Statistics_29.0.2.0_Mac.iso7978a9c944d431632ebe352d1663a3c5ec7287ca554ed333d6070f8bda39e610
SPSS_Statistics_29.0.2.0_Windows.iso729248ea8c8e95e9a06e7ab4661cf3a76edb2d6faf60d481481d2548c50fd3ff
SPSS_Statistics_29.0.1.1_Mac.iso805666cdf9f5e55a000c8a1b34411f1f959cbf402797681baf4c45774218c050
SPSS_Statistics_29.0.1.1_Windows.isofef584f65672df4386392941facb55898ed6570f3e47cb59bb0725206b977efa
SPSS_Statistics_29.0.1.0_Mac.iso5ef4efd5ef3a80f7f5eda4a696f49074246731cacdd3b697bd3c2c4969420145
SPSS_Statistics_29.0.1.0_Windows.isob5befaafc28d13683dd9c95f2968005564b0f55d1c7d9187954248da0587c2b0
SPSS_Statistics_29.0.0.0_Mac.isoa7e29499833fea2e7be9512367eb49d271bfc5803a9f71a081ddb5be46caea9d
SPSS_Statistics_29.0.0.0_Windows.iso528cc1f837759d1ba0acc3e49ef1920b8942432aa1f52ee122c7be1562332cf0
2. Third-Party Archive Utilities
  1. Open the Mac installer disk image with Finder and the Windows installer disk image with Windows Explorer.
  2. If necessary, temporarily disable or uninstall third-party archive utilities like 7-Zip, WinRAR, and WinZip.
3. Administrator Account
  • If necessary, sign in an administrator account to install and activate.
4. Authorization Code
  • Each SPSS Statistics authorization code is version specific. For example, an SPSS Statistics 29 code will not work with SPSS Statistics 28 or SPSS Statistics 30.
5. Internet Connection
  1. The License Activation Wizard requires an Internet connection with the IBM license server.
  2. If necessary, temporarily disable firewall, anti-malware, and other security software
6. License Activation Wizard for Mac

If the License Activation Wizard for Mac reports successful authorization but SPSS Statistics is still not authorized, send these to ithelp.siu.edu or salukitech@siu.edu:

  1. screenshot of the Internet Authorization Status window
  2. /Applications/IBM SPSS Statistics/Resources/Activation/echoid.dat
  3. /Applications/IBM SPSS Statistics/Resources/Activation/lservrc
7. License Activation Wizard for Windows

If the License Activation Wizard for Windows reports successful authorization but SPSS Statistics is still not authorized, send these to ithelp.siu.edu or salukitech@siu.edu:

  1. screenshot of the Internet Authorization Status window
  2. C:\Program Files\IBM\SPSS Statistics\echoid.dat
  3. C:\Program Files\IBM\SPSS Statistics\lservrc
8. License Not Valid
  • If the License not valid window appears, submit an SPSS Statistics software request. Either an authorized user license is missing/expired or an unauthorized computer is attempting to access a network license.
SPSS Statistics 29 for Mac – License not valid
SPSS Statistics 29 for Windows – License not valid
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