https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969664#M30087 <P>OK - all I want to be able to do is work with SAS/STAT, SAS/OR, and SAS/ETS. Period. Nothing else. I have zero need/interest in anything related to what it looks like Enterprise Guide does.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:37:09 GMT johnny_canuck 2025-06-25T13:37:09Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969633#M30078 <P>This is driving me nuts.&nbsp; Win 10 Pro machine. 32 GB RAM. Lots of drive space. Installation seems to proceed normally. When prompted for 64-bit native for Enterprise Guide, or 32-bit compatability mode (which is recommended, for some reason), I select 64-bit.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="fff.png" style="width: 636px;"><img src="https://communities.sas.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/107983iAE6CD96EF5981FB2/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="fff.png" alt="fff.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Things chug along, until I select the 64-bit SAS installation file (workstation).&nbsp; As soon as I do, the installer complains with the following - what the heck?&nbsp;<BR /><BR /><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Screenshot 2025-06-24 165630.png" style="width: 988px;"><img src="https://communities.sas.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/107982iBBB407059C8B0B2A/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Screenshot 2025-06-24 165630.png" alt="Screenshot 2025-06-24 165630.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Installation halts that point. For some silly reason, the installer seems to think I want/need 32-bit mode, even though I selected 64-bit mode.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>So, what do I do now?&nbsp;</P> Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:59:50 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969633#M30078 johnny_canuck 2025-06-24T20:59:50Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969637#M30079 <P>What's the bitness of Win 10?</P> Tue, 24 Jun 2025 21:48:29 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969637#M30079 SASKiwi 2025-06-24T21:48:29Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969639#M30080 <P>Bitness is 64.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 24 Jun 2025 22:28:11 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969639#M30080 johnny_canuck 2025-06-24T22:28:11Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969643#M30081 <P>Looks like you may have installed 32-bit Foundation SAS and only 32-bit EG will work with that. To confirm follow these instructions:&nbsp;<A href="https://support.sas.com/kb/32/374.html" target="_blank">https://support.sas.com/kb/32/374.html</A></P> Tue, 24 Jun 2025 23:54:46 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969643#M30081 SASKiwi 2025-06-24T23:54:46Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969644#M30082 <P>Well, I don't actually have SAS installed on this machine at present (if I did, why would I be trying to install 9.4 now?), but I did some time ago (2 years?).&nbsp; I'll ave to dig through the registry and blow away any references to SAS that I can find.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>PITA - why in the modern age would any application force you to play games with 32-bit and 64-bit options? All my other technical software (Maple, Mathematica, MATLAB,&nbsp; and yes, R) dropped 32-bit years ago.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:43:13 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969644#M30082 johnny_canuck 2025-06-25T00:43:13Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969648#M30083 <P>If you hunt through the SAS Software Depot you are installing off you might find a folder like this:&nbsp;</P> <P>&lt;depot folder&gt;\standalone_installs\SAS_Enterprise_Guide_Independent_Installer\8_31</P> <P>And inside that folder a file named similar to this:&nbsp;&nbsp;SASEnterpriseGuide831_x86_x64.exe</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>This is a standalone installation (start by double-clicking on the file) of 64-bit EG which may help to circumvent your problem. Otherwise opening a Tech Support track might be the way to go.</P> Wed, 25 Jun 2025 01:35:56 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969648#M30083 SASKiwi 2025-06-25T01:35:56Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969657#M30085 <P>That seems to have helped - thanks! But, once done, how do I then go about installing things like SAS/STAT, SAS/OR, etc?</P> Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:29:42 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969657#M30085 johnny_canuck 2025-06-25T12:29:42Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969662#M30086 <P>You seem to be confused about what Enterprise Guide is.&nbsp; Enterprise Guide is a WINDOWS application written by SAS Institute that will allow you to edit and submit programs to actual SAS.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>SAS itself is a separate product.&nbsp; You can use Enterprise Guide to submit SAS code to a version of SAS that is running on your WINDOWS PC (typically called PC-SAS to make it clear it is running on your PC) or to a version of SAS that is running on some multi-user server.&nbsp; The server could be running Windows Server, or IBM mainframe Z/OS , but most sites are probably going to using a Linux server these days.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>SAS/STAT and SAS/OR are additionally licensed sets of procedures that install into SAS.&nbsp; They have nothing to do with Enterprise Guide.</P> Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:32:03 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969662#M30086 Tom 2025-06-25T13:32:03Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969664#M30087 <P>OK - all I want to be able to do is work with SAS/STAT, SAS/OR, and SAS/ETS. Period. Nothing else. I have zero need/interest in anything related to what it looks like Enterprise Guide does.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:37:09 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969664#M30087 johnny_canuck 2025-06-25T13:37:09Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969665#M30088 <P>Feel free to watch the following an tell me what I'm doing wrong, or what is 'missing' from the depot.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><div class="lia-vid-container video-embed-center"><div id="lia-vid-6374854894112w400h225r56" class="lia-video-brightcove-player-container"><video-js data-video-id="6374854894112" data-account="6058004174001" data-player="default" data-embed="default" class="vjs-fluid" controls="" data-application-id="" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;"></video-js></div><script src="https://players.brightcove.net/6058004174001/default_default/index.min.js"></script><script>(function() { var wrapper = document.getElementById('lia-vid-6374854894112w400h225r56'); var videoEl = wrapper ? wrapper.querySelector('video-js') : null; if (videoEl) { if (window.videojs) { window.videojs(videoEl).ready(function() { this.on('loadedmetadata', function() { this.el().querySelectorAll('.vjs-load-progress div[data-start]').forEach(function(bar) { bar.setAttribute('role', 'presentation'); bar.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true'); }); }); }); } }})();</script><a class="video-embed-link" href="https://communities.sas.com/t5/video/gallerypage/video-id/6374854894112">(view in My Videos)</a></div></P> Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:42:19 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969665#M30088 johnny_canuck 2025-06-25T13:42:19Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969666#M30089 <P>So why not just skip Enterprise Guide when doing the installation process?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Ask your local SAS support (or your SAS company rep) to give you an installation depot for just installing SAS.</P> Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:49:14 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/can-t-seem-to-install-64-bit-SAS-Win-10-Pro/m-p/969666#M30089 Tom 2025-06-25T13:49:14Z