The license for SPSS expires each year, requiring you to renew your subscription in order to continue using SPSS. When the license expires, the license code to reactivate SPSS will be available within the DC Network so that you may renew your subscription. For instructions to renew your SPSS subscription, please select an operating system below.
NOTE If you are receiving an invalid code error, please make sure you are typing it in correctly. You can also get the error if you are using a previous version of SPSS (i.e. version 27); make sure you are using the most current version. We are currently using version 28. If you are not, you can uninstall the previous version and install the new one.
Once your current SPSS license code has expired, you will typically be prompted to enter the renewal code upon opening the program.
- Open the IBM SPSS Statistics application
- Once the app opens, you’ll be prompted to activate the software with a license. Select Launch License Wizard.
- On the License Status Page, select Next to continue.
- In the Product Authorization window select the option Authorized user license (I purchased a single copy of the product) and click Next.
- The next screen will prompt you to enter a license code. If you do not know the code, click here to log into the DC Network and view them. Alternatively, you can locate the code by logging into the DC Network and selecting Quantitative Software (SPSS) from the Software menu on the left. If you have trouble logging into the DC Network, refer to DC Network Login Information. Once you’ve entered the code, click Add so that it appears in the box below. Then select Next.
- After entering the code, the Internet Authorization Status window will attempt to validate the code over the internet. If successful, it will display the message: Successfully processed all codes. Once it is finished, click Next.
- The Licensing Completed window is the last step to complete the SPSS license renewal. Simply click Finish and you're all set.
Once your current SPSS license code has expired, you will typically be prompted to enter the renewal code upon opening the program.
- Open the IBM SPSS Statistics application
- Once the app opens, you’ll be prompted to activate the software with a license. Select Launch License Wizard,
- SPSS will look for any active licenses. Click Next to add a license to SPSS.
- In the Product Authorization window select the option Authorized user license (I purchased a single copy of the product) and click Next.
- The next screen will prompt you to enter a license code. If you do not know the code, click here to log into the DC Network and view them. Alternatively, you can locate the code by logging into the DC Network and selecting Quantitative Software (SPSS) from the Software menu on the left. If you have trouble logging into the DC Network, refer to DC Network Login Information.
After entering the code, the Internet Authorization Status window will attempt to validate the code over the internet. If successful, it will display the message: Successfully processed all codes. Once it is finished, click Next.
- The Licensing Completed window is the last step to complete the SPSS installation. Simply click Finish and you're all set.
