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SPSS Topics: Purchasing SPSS 8.0 for Windows 95 or NT
The License
In order to get a copy of SPSS 8.0, you need to purchase a license. The practical result of this is you getting a 29 digit code which is required for the installation process to work. This license will need to be updated each year, and you will need to pay a renewal fee. An up-to-date license also covers all upgrades and new releases of SPSS.
There are two ways to purchase the license. Note that the cost is different for each.
Purchasing Through a University Account
The cost for this will be $100. To make the purchase, send an e-mail to licenses.itd@umich.edu. Type in SPSS 8.0-NEW PURCHASE for the subject line. Include the following information in the body of the message:
- Department Name.
- Name of person who will officially own license.
- Six digit University account number.
- Name of an authorized signer for the account.
- E-mail address of this authorized signer.
- Number of SPSS 8.0 licenses you wish to purchase.
Purchasing with Cash, Check or Charge Card
The cost for the license will be $120. Also, sales tax will be added. You will need to go to ITD Computer Showcase, located in the basement of the Michigan Union. A license agreement will have to be signed at the showcase, and whoever signs it will officially own the license. ITD Computer Showcase's phone number is (734)647-2537.
No matter how you get the license, make sure you get the 29 digit code. You will be asked for this during installation.
Getting the Installation Materials
You can install SPSS either by purchasing a CD copy or by downloading SPSS from the University network.
Purchasing the CD
The CD costs $36, plus sales tax. Use of the CD entails some advantages over downloading SPSS. First, CD Installation is more user-friendly and faster than network installation. Second, the Network Installation method (temporarily) takes up approximately 600 MB of hard drive space. Third, downloading off the network will be very slow without an ethernet connection. You can purchase the CD from ITD Computer Showcase.
Downloading from the Network
This method is FREE. The file you will download is 190 MB in size, but, for a short time prior to installation, the total amount of space consumed will be about 600 MB, since you will essentially have a copy of the CD on your hard drive. Once SPSS is up and running, it will take up about 55-60 MB of hard drive space. For instructions on downloading SPSS, go to Downloading SPSS 8 from the Network.
Actually Installing SPSS
Now that you have a license, go to the SPSS 8 Installation Instruction page.