Installing SPSS 26

Software Installation

• Windows installer - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xRXjwVDekKxhe2hdYq-LGPi1KOsfRyRP 

• Mac installer - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1AEeeo4Y0Y0AsFjuCGzNntp7tczCJ2GJg 

Mac's Running Big Sur OS & SPSS

There is a known issue for Mac's upgraded to the Big Sur Operating System (OS) and SPSS version 26. Please download and install the software patch from the link below to fix the known
We also recommend that you move the downloaded software to a USB drive and then run the software from the USB Drive. Mac security will not run the software after it is downloaded from the Google Drive folder

 SPSS 26 - Big Sur issue - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NTA_aEe4pZ-UbfxQ4PO0vi59rXRtT6vQ/view?usp=sharing

SPSS Authorization code

(The authorization code is updated every year around mid-july and must be updated on the device that which the software is installed on)

• Students - Check the IT Information section within the Student Moodle Group (Public.MoodleIntro.Students) found here

• Employees - Click here

Installing the software  (Windows OS)

Updating the Authorization Code for a current SPSS installation

How to fix SPSS licensing errors on Mac computers

In typical scenario authorization code is accepted, lservrc file is populated but SPSS product still cannot run properly (There is no license for SPSS product). This can happen on some MacOS systems when you have a lock code starting with 10-.

1) Open up FINDER 

2) Open up the APPLICATIONS folder 

3) Open up the IBM folder 

4) Open up the SPSS folder 

5) Open up the Statistics folder 

6) Open up the folder for version of product

7) Locate the "SPSS<product>.app" (application bundle) right click, and choose "Show Package Contents". 

8) Open up the "Contents" folder 

9) Open up the "bin" folder 

10) Locate and Control Click the file echoid.dat and choose Open With, and then choose to open it with TextEdit.app (pre-installed on a Mac below Applications\Utilities folder)

11) Change the value in the file echoid.dat from 0x010 to 0x004 

12) Save the echoid.dat file with same name

13) Delete the current license file LSERVRC file in this directory (if one exists, if not continue) 

14) Run the License Authorization Wizard of SPSS on /Applications/IBM/SPSS/<product>/<version>/ while the computer is connected to the internet . Make sure you see a lock code that begins with 4- on the wizard now. Use the same 20 digit authorization code you got before. 

15) REBOOT the Mac.

16) then launch SPSS product. The software should now launch without error.