Renew your license for an existing install of SPSS on your personal device

  1. Request a new authorization code from ITS by calling or emailing the help desk.
  2. Once the code is received, start the IBM SPSS License Authorization Wizard:

▪ In the Start menu, select All Programs. ▪ In your list of programs, you will see a folder called either SPSS or IBM SPSS Statistics. Open that folder. ▪ In that folder, you will see a program called either SPSS License Authorization Wizard or IBM SPSS Statistics License Authorization Wizard. ▪ Right-click the License Authorization Wizard icon, and select Run As Administrator. ▪ Log in to a Windows user account with full Administrator access rights. ▪ The License Authorization Wizard should then launch.

▪ In your Applications folder, you should see either an IBM folder or an SPSS folder. Open that folder. ▪ Inside that folder should be a folder called either SPSS , 22, 23, or 24 (depending on your specific version). Open that folder. ▪ You should see an application called License Authorization Wizard. Double-click that program. ▪ The License Authorization Wizard should then launch.