I was having the same problem as the OP for months now.  I finally figured out what needed to happen.  It was all due to java 1.7x.  Even though SAS recommends java 1.6, I've always pointed the necessary files to java 1.7 and have had no complaints. We use Windows 7 64bit, but 32bit SAS 9.3 was installed.  We only install 32bit java versions. 1. Install jre6u24 (32bit).  You do not need to uninstall java 1.7x.  You can always uninstall java1.6 afterwards. 2. Edit your "C:\Program Files\SASHome\sassw.config file.  (the Deployment manager uses java to uninstall and java 1.7 is not really supported). Original: JREHOME=C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\java.exe   < I changed this line SASHOME=C:\Program Files\SASHome DPLMTREGLOC=C:\Program Files\SASHome\deploymntreg SASENVIRONMENTSURL= VJRHOME=C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASVersionedJarRepository manually change after java 1.6u24 install. JREHOME=C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe SASHOME=C:\Program Files\SASHome DPLMTREGLOC=C:\Program Files\SASHome\deploymntreg SASENVIRONMENTSURL= VJRHOME=C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASVersionedJarRepository Just change  jre7 to jre6. That's what fixed our area.  I use deployment manger to uninstall SAS 9.3 Hopefully this helps somebody. Joey Macaraeg ... View more