SPSS 16 Installation Instructions

SPSS 16 is now available via download from the ITC Software Licensing Website. SPSS 16 for Windows works on Windows XP & Vista. SPSS 16 for Macintosh works on both Power PC AND Intel processors.
Students may NOT install SPSS 16 on personal computers. For lab use, staff or faculty must license and install SPSS 16. Eligible users can either pick up an SPSS 16 for Windows CD from the Scholars' Lab in Alderman Library or from the Research Computing Lab in Brown SEL, or download from the ITC Software Licensing Website 

Before installing SPSS 16:

  1. Go to the ITC Software Licensing Website, and enter your last name and University of Virginia ID number (usually your Social Security Number).
  2. Scroll down to "Licenses Available", and select SPSS 16, and hit the "Submit" button.
  3. If you are staff or faculty (students may NOT license SPSS from ) an entry for SPSS 16 for Windows or Mac (whichiever you are trying to license) will appear in the "Current Licenses" section on the left side of the blue page.
  4. In the "License Actions" section on the right side of the page, select the "Review EULA & Change Licensing Info" selection, and hit the "Submit" button.
  5. Carefully read the End User License Agreement  (EULA) for SPSS 16.0, enter the required information, and hit the "Submit" button.
  6. You will return to the "Summary of Current Licenses" page. On the right side of the blue web page select "Access License Codes & Program Files", and hit the "Submit" button.
  7. You will be sent to the SPSS 16.0License Codes, Utilities, and Program Files web page.

Installation Using Download

  1. Please follow steps 1 through 7, above. When you "Access License Codes & Program Files", you will gain access to three important itmems
    • The FILE to download (.exe for Windows, .zip for Mac)
    • The Authorization Code for SPSS Version 16 (20 digits long; this is used during the License Authorization Wizard)
    • The Serial number (7 digits long; this is used when you install SPSS 16 on your computer after download)
  2. Click on the SPSS16 Download File link
    • Select Save File
      • Remember where your downloaded files are stored
    • Downloading this file may take some time based on your connection speed. The file is approximately 568 MB in size
  3. The file should open automatically once it is downloaded. If this does NOT happen, migrate to your downloads folder, find the downloaded file, and double click it.
  4. You must agree to the terms and conditions of the software. Failure to do so will terminate installation.
    • If you agree to ther terms, click OK
  5. The file will self-extract onto your computer.
  6. The Installation will start, and the SPSS Installation Splash Page will appear.
  7. Select Install SPSS, and the installation wizard will initialize.
  8. On the "Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for SPSS 16" page, select the SECOND choice: Site License. Do NOT select Single user or Network License.
    • Click Next>
  9. On the "License Agreement" page, select the "I accept the terms in this license agreement" AFTER reading the license agreement. Click Next>
    • If you DON'T accept the terms of the license agreement, installation will stop.
  10. On the "Read Me information" page, click Next>
  11. On the "Customer Information" page, please enter:
    • Your full name
    • Your organization (ex: UVa + your department)
    • The Serial number, which is the shorter (7 digit) number you obtained from the SAME page as the program file on the ITC Software Licensing Website
    • Click Next>
  12. On the "Destination Folder" page allow the default folder that SPSS selects, and click Next>
  13. On the "Ready to install" page click Install
  14. The program will start installing. Depending on your computer system, this may take quite a long time.
  15. On the "License and Register SPSS 16" page, select the radio button for "Get a License Now". Do NOT enable a temporary license, as this will expire shortly.
  16. The "License Authorization Wizard" Splash Page will appear. Click "Start".
  17. Select the FIRST choice: "Use Authorization via Internet to get License" . Do NOT Select any other choices.
    • You must be connected to the Internet to obtain a license.
  18. The Authorization Code is the longer (20 digit) number you obtained from the SAME page as the program file on the ITC Software Licensing Website
    • Enter the 20 digit code, and click Next>
      • If this step fails, please check to make sure that you do NOT have a space before the code, or any other hidden characters at the end of the code
  19. If you are successful in obtaing a license, a page will tell you so. Click Finish.

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