AFAIK the SAS editor (prior to version 9.4?) only runs on a server and not from a client. The icon you display would indicate  version 9.3 and older versions. The newest incarnation as editor runs as a web application. the Student version within VMWare does seem to need a pretty highend desk/lap top to run with any kind of performance ... View more

check this thread: https://communities.sas.com/thread/58528   Cyntia did a marvelous explanation with screen shots ... View more

Hi, There are several posts about using the University Edition with local data: https://communities.sas.com/message/234742#234742 ... View more