SPSS: Installing on Windows

Introduction

The steps below explains how to install SPSS 26 on Windows.

Note:

• Active faculty, staff, and students can download and install SPSS 28 from the ADAM website on the following devices:
  • Personal computers (i.e.: desktops or laptops)
  • Pace-owned laptops
• For Pace-owned on-campus Windows desktop PCs, users will need to submit a Help Desk Ticket
• In order to run the installation, at least 4GB of free disk space and 4GB RAM are required.
• The operating system must be Windows 10

Instructions

1. Go to the ADAM page to download SPSS
2. Click SPSS
   
3. Enter your Pace Username and Password
   
4. Click on New Windows Install and download the SPSS Installation File and SPSS License Authorization File
5. Double click the SSC_64-bit_28.0.0.0.MWins.exe file you downloaded.
   • Note: This is typically downloaded to your Downloads folder
     
6. Click Next >
7. click Next > to review the terms in the license agreement
   
8. Accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next >.
   
9. Again accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next >.
   
10. Click Next > on the Destination Folder window
    
11. Click Install
    
12. If prompted, click Yes on the User Account Control Window
13. Click Finish when the install completes
    
14. The Activate IBM SPSS Statistics window will open and click Launch License Wizard.
    • If it does not, open the IBM SPSS Statistics folder in your start menu and click on IBM SPSS Statistics 26 License Authorization Wizard
      
15. If prompted, click Yes on the User Account Control Window
16. Click Next >
    
17. Choose Authorized user license on the Product Authorization windows and click Next >
    
18. Open the License Authorization – SPSS28.txt file you downloaded from ADAM. Highlight and copy the code.
    
19. Paste the code into the text box on the IBM SPSS Statistics Licensing window and click Add. Then click Next >
    
20. Click Next > once authorization is successful then Finish
    
21. You may now begin using the SPSS software. The program can be found in your Start Menu under the IBM SPSS Statistics folder named IBM SPSS Statistics.