To obtain SPSS go to the UVa Software Gateway and select SPSS. SPSS may also be used by students on Remote Desktop. SPSS Availability UVa faculty, staff, and students may install SPSS on their own computers. You should then enter this code in to the licence authorization wizard screen that asks you to enter the licence code. SPSS may be licensed by all faculty, staff, and students of UVa for use on computers in the Charlottesville area. The listed SPSS version number may be different on your computer. Open that folder and you should see a program named something like 'IBM SPSS Statistics 23 License Authorization Wizard'. Click on the licence code to generate the full text of the code, which the administrator then needs to give to you. Look for a program folder named 'IBM SPSS Statistics' or something similar. This then generates the full licence code.

One the administrator has the lock code for your machine they should enter this into the license key centre screen and click activate. Note that if you are running a concurrent licence then you will need to run the file ‘echoid’ on the command line from the concurrent licence manager installation in order to get the lock code. Click ‘next’ and you should see the lock code, as per the screen shot below. You can get your lock code by opening the licence activation wizard (installed on your machine at the same time as you installed the software). The lock code is a unique identification number linked to a particular machine. This will take you to a page that asks for the lock code, as per the screenshot below.

Luckily, IBM provides a support application with each installation that makes this task simple. It is still possible to install your software in this situation – simply follow the instructions below.įirst, the license key administrator should go to the page where the authorization code is generated (see the example below) and click on the authorization code. The IBM SPSS License Authorization Wizard can be found in the main product folder of either SPSS Statistics or SPSS Amos. From time to time we come across IBM SPSS Statistics or Modeler customers who need to install the product on a computer without internet access, or who have a firewall that is preventing the License Activation Wizard from working.

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