Self Help Only NOTE: These products are not supported by the Help Desk. This document is provided for self help purposes only. Please contact the manufacturer or system developer for help. Start the IBM SPSS License Authorization Wizard:. Windows. In the Start menu, select All Programs. In your list of programs, you will see a folder called either SPSS or IBM SPSS Statistics.
Open that folder. In that folder, you will see a program called either SPSS License Authorization Wizard or IBM SPSS Statistics License Authorization Wizard.
Start the IBM SPSS License Authorization Wizard: Windows. In the Start menu, select All Programs. In your list of programs, you will see a folder called either SPSS or IBM SPSS Statistics. Open that folder. In that folder, you will see a program called either SPSS License Authorization Wizard or IBM SPSS Statistics License Authorization Wizard. Right-click the License Authorization Wizard shortcut and choose Run As Administrator. Updating and renewing IBM SPSS/AMOS The license will need to be renewed each year. Updating your SPSS license. Click on the SPSS Statistics License Authorization Wizard icon in the IBM.SPSS.25 application folder. At the License Status dialog, click “Next.” Select “License my product now” and click “Next.” Enter this license update code and click “Next.” You will receive an “authorization succeeded” notification.
Right-click the License Authorization Wizard icon, and select Run As Administrator. Log in to a Windows user account with full Administrator access rights.
(If you do not have a Windows user account with full Administrator rights, please see your local system administrator or technical support provider.). The License Authorization Wizard should then launch.
Mac OS X:. In your Applications folder, you should see either an IBM folder or an SPSS folder.
Open that folder. Inside that folder should be a folder called either SPSS, 19, 20, 21, or 22 (depending on your specific version).
Open that folder. You should see an application called License Authorization Wizard. Double-click that program. The License Authorization Wizard should then launch. The wizard should display the License Status window, which shows the authorization status for all detected SPSS components. On the Product Authorization window, select the button next to License my product now. Enter the authorization code you received in your SPSS order confirmation, then click Next.
If successful, the installer should report 'Successfully processed all codes.' . Click Finish. You have now completed the installation and license the authorization of your new SPSS software. A note about older versions of SPSS: IBM no longer supports versions of SPSS earlier than version 19, and is not releasing product codes for them. If you are using an older version of SPSS, you must upgrade to version 19 or later.
This post will detail how to activate your if you are unable to open the SPSS License Authorization Wizard. This will require the use of the command prompt (Windows) or terminal (Mac). It is recommended that you are relatively experienced with computers and using command lines. You can also visit the IBM SPSS Student Support Portal for help. IBM SPSS Activation Problem Some users are unable to open their SPSS License Authorization Wizard. This problem can manifest in two ways that I am aware of. One way it manifests is that the wizard opens, but the window is too large for the screen and you cannot click on any buttons. Another way it manifests is that the wizard simply does not open, which makes it impossible to activate the software.
How to Fix your IBM SPSS License Authorization Wizard IF YOUR WINDOW TOO LARGE If you are experiencing the problem where the wizard is too large on your screen and you cannot click on the buttons, follow the procedure outlined before you do anything else. Typically, following that procedure will solve the issue of the window being too large. IF YOUR WIZARD NOT OPENING If your license wizard is not opening at all, you will need to activate your software using the command line.
Spss License Authorization Wizard
This process works for both. Follow the below instructions to do this. For Windows:. Go to your start menu and type “cmd”. You should see a “Command Prompt” application show up in the start menu, as seen here: Right-click on the “Command Prompt” app and choose “Run as Administrator”. You MUST run this program as an administrator to accomplish what we need to.
Once the command prompt is open, type the following: For Statistics, type cd Program Files IBM SPSS Statistics 24 For Amos, type cd Program Files (x86) IBM SPSS Amos 24 It is possible you have Statistics installed to the x86 folder. If you cannot open the above directory, then type this command instead: Cd Program Files (x86) IBM SPSS Statistics 24 NOTE: the “24” in the file path is the version of statistics that you have installed. If you have version 23 installed, you would want to replace the “24” with a “23”.
Spss License File
Press Enter. Now you need to type licenseactivator.exe is where you would put in your 20-character authorization code for your software.
Spss Statistics License Authorization Wizard.app
Here’s an example with a fake authorization code: licenseactivator.exe abcdefghij Statistics Amos. Press Enter. You should receive a message that says Authorization in Progress(LICENSEKEY) Authorization succeeded. Now your software should be activated and usable. For Mac OS X Note that I do not have a Mac available to me so I cannot take screenshots of this process, but if you follow these instructions then you should be fine. Click on the “Go” menu and open “Utilities”. Inside the utilities folder, you will need to scroll down and find the “Terminal” application.
Double-click on the Terminal application to open it. Once terminal is open, type cd /Applications/IBM/SPSS/Statistics/24/SPSSStatistics.app/Contents/bin Note: if you have a different version of Statistics that is not version 24, then replace the 24 in the above command with the version number you own. Note: Amos is not compatible with Mac so you cannot run the licenseactivator for Amos through terminal. Press Enter.
Now type sudo./licenseactivator is where you would put in your 20-character authorization code for your software. Here’s an example with a fake authorization code: sudo./licenseactivator abcdefghij Note: if they above command doesn’t work for some reason, try removing the “sudo” part of the command so the command reads./licenseactivator. Press Enter. You should receive a message that says Authorization in Progress(LICENSEKEY) Authorization succeeded. Your software should be activated and ready to use. Conclusion If you follow the above rules, then your software should be activated and ready to be used.
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