SPSS 15 Windows Vista HOTFIX

Description

NOTE: This Hotfix is for single user and site license installations only. Installations using a network license do not need to apply this Hotfix.

The following are known issues with SPSS 15 on Windows Vista:

Vista accounts and permissions
The following problems can occur when you are running SPSS after logging into Vista with a standard user account.
• When saving an SPSS example file which was installed with the application, you may get a file contention alert message which reports an incorrect path. To avoid this problem, specify a non-default location to which you have write permission.
• When exporting an output file to the default location, Vista saves it to a different location. To avoid this problem, specify a non-default location to which you have write permission.
• SPSS Production Facility and Visual Basic OLE Example Applications may not run. You may be able to work around this problem by logging in as an administrator and running the applications.
• From the Help menu, the Register Product item may not work. You can visit http://www.spss.com/registration/login.cfm directly to register your product.
• You may not be able to open an SPSS document by double clicking it. To work around the problem, open the file from within the SPSS application (File->Open).
Printing
• Print Preview can crash SPSS. To avoid the problem, print directly without using Print Preview.
• If you set up a printer and then restart SPSS, selecting Print from the File menu may cause an alert message to be displayed. The message will ask you to install the printer. You can ignore the message.
Dialogs
• You cannot retrieve or store from/to Predictive Enterprise Services using the dialog boxes. To work around the problem, paste the syntax from the dialog and then run it.
• In the Output Management System, you may not be able to select the output location 'Folder - Based on object names'. To work around the problem select another output location.
• In Complex Samples, the “main effects" in the type dropdown is chopped off. This is a cosmetic problem that can be ignored.
• In Custom Tables, the “Summary Statistics --> Hide” checkbox is garbled. This is a cosmetic problem that can be ignored.
• In Custom Tables, the “Test Statistics” tab has layout problems. This is a cosmetic problem that can be ignored.
Licensing
• In the License Authorization Wizard, you may not be able to enter a license from a file. If this happens, open the license file in a text editor, copy the license code, and paste it into the License Authorization Wizard.
• Commuter licenses are currently per-user on Vista, whereas on other Windows OSs they are available to all local users. Each user on the machine needs to check out a commuter license.
Other
• When you start SPSS, you may get alert that the color scheme has been changed to Vista Windows Basic. You can ignore the message as it does not affect the way that SPSS functions.
• The “Microsoft Jet 4.0 OLE DB Provider” driver may fail to get data. You can work around the problem by selecting another driver.
• In the Export to Database Wizard, some drivers may fail to "Add new fields" and "Replace Values”. You can work around the problem by loading all of the data you need the first time.
• The Database Wizard and Export to Database Wizard may not appear when no data sources are defined. To work around the problem, define the data source in the Windows ODBC Data Source Administrator.

Installation Instructions

If you have not installed SPSS 15/Amos 7 yet on Windows Vista, please follow the instructions below:

1. Login as an administrator.
2. Install SPSS 15, but do not license SPSS 15/Amos 7. At the end of the installation, select “Get a License Now” and click "OK". Then, choose “Quit” on the License Authorization Wizard panel and click “Yes” to “Are you sure you want to exit License Authorization Wizard”.
3. Download the hotfix below, remembering to "Save" the file to your PC. Do NOT choose "Run" from the download option.
4. Right-click “SPSS15VistaHotfix.exe” file on your PC and choose “Run as administrator”.
5. When the “Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard” window appears, click "Next".
6. Click “Install” to initiate the installation.

   NOTE: You may encounter a User Account Control dialog stating that a program, i.e. SPSS15VistaHotfix, needs your permission to continue. Click “Continue” to proceed with the installation.

7. When the installation is complete, click "Finish".
8. Run the SPSS 15.0/Amos 7 License Authorization Wizard from the SPSS/Amos 7 program group (Start->All Programs) and license your installation.

NOTE: You may encounter a User Account Control dialog stating that an unidentified program, i.e.activator_spss_15.exe, wants access to your computer. Click "Allow" to proceed.

9. Right-click your application shortcut in the program list, e.g. Start->All Programs->SPSS for Windows and right-click SPSS 15.0 for Windows. Next, choose "Properties" and select the "Compatibility" tab. Within the "Privilege Level" section, check the "Run the program as an administrator" and click OK.

10. Launch SPSS/Amos

If you have already installed and licensed SPSS 15/Amos 7 prior to applying the hotfix, please follow the instructions below:

1. Login as an administrator.
2. Download the hotfix below, remembering to "Save" the file to your PC. Do NOT choose "Run" from the download option.
3. Right-click “SPSS15VistaHotfix.exe” file on your PC and choose “Run as administrator”.
4. When the “Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard” window appears, click "Next".
5. Click “Install” to initiate the installation.

NOTE: You may encounter a User Account Control dialog stating that a program, i.e. SPSS15VistaHotfix, needs your permission to continue. Click “Continue” to proceed with the installation.

6. When the installation is complete, click "Finish".
7. Run the SPSS 15.0/Amos 7 License Authorization Wizard from the SPSS/Amos 7 program group (Start->All Programs) and license your installation.

   NOTE: You may encounter a User Account Control dialog stating that an unidentified program, i.e.activator_spss_15.exe, wants access to your computer. Click "Allow" to proceed. If you encounter the error below during the licensing process, please contact SPSS Customer Service. For North America, please call (800) 521-1337. For users outside of North America, please consult http://www.spss.com/worldwide for contact information.

   Error Code: 106
   You are not allowed to generate any more new licenses.

8. Right-click your application shortcut in the program list, e.g. Start->All Programs->SPSS for Windows and right-click SPSS 15.0 for Windows. Next, choose "Properties" and select the "Compatibility" tab. Within the "Privilege Level" section, check the "Run the program as an administrator" and click OK.
9. Launch SPSS/Amos

Download

Download the SPSS 15 Vista HOTFIX (.exe) 6.36 MB       View Installation Video