This is what I recommend for installing SAS 8.2 after
it has expired (October 1, 2001):
  
 I. Step one: Remove old versions of SAS 8  

    1. Use Windows add/remove programs
       to remove any old SAS 8.0 or 8.1 software

       (Note: If you have your own data or programs
        saved in the SAS directory move them
        to an area outside of the SAS directory)
 
       To remove SAS 8.0 or 8.1
         click (lower left corner)
          start
           settings
            control panel
             add/remove programs
               remove SAS

    2. You may then want to use Windows Explorer 
       to remove anything add/remove programs 
       left behind in the SAS directory.

 II. Step two: create or download the file: setinit.sss
   
     1. use windows explorer to create a directory 
        such as c:\temp or other temporary directory
      
     2. download the file setinit.sss to
        your temporary folder
        make sure to download in ASCII or
        text (not binary) mode.

          OR

        use notepad or wordpad to create a file
        named 'setinit.sss' in your temporary 
        directory. The file should contain the 
        setinit information you received from 
        software licensing.

        (Note: the file 'setinit.sss' is a
         SAS program so it must be copied exactly.)
         
        Warning: notepad and wordpad tend to
        want to save the file as 'setinit.sss.txt'

        Rename it back (use windows explorer)
        to setinit.sss or SAS will not recognize
        it and will not continue. 

  
 III. Step three: (Install SAS 8.2)

         Install SAS 8.2 using the setup disk.
         It will ask for the location of the setinit.sss
         file.  Use the browse button or type in the path
         to the directory where setinit.sss is located
         (e.g. c:\temp in the above example).  The SAS 
         install will not display the file, only the 
         path or directory but it will continue after
         a pause (it is running the setinit program).

           If not double check the location of setinit.sss
           and/or its contents.  An error log may help;
           look for setinit.sss.log 

 Errors:

error: "String variable is not large enough for string.   Check the string
        declarations.  Error 401."

fix: set transfer type or mode to ASCII or Text. 

download the setinit.sss file from email in
ASCII mode.  This error usually means that
the file has Unix line end characters.  It needs to
be translated to PC line end characters when downloaded.