**This document is intended for use by faculty only.
** Initial installs of SPSS must be done through CTS.
Microsoft Windows
For SPSS 28 -
- Launch IBM SPSS.
- Click on the File menu and choose Manage License.
- Choose Launch License Wizard.
- At the License Status screen, click Next.
- On the Product Authorization window, select the button next to Authorized user license (I purchased a single copy of the product). Click Next.
- At the “Enter Codes” screen, enter the new activation code. The activation code for version 28 can be found here. Click Add and Next.
- If successful, the installer should report "Successfully processed all codes." Click Next.
- Click Finish. You have now completed the installation and license the authorization of your new SPSS software.
For SPSS 29 -
- Launch IBM SPSS.
- Click on the File menu and choose Manage License.
- Choose Launch License Wizard.
- At the License Status screen, click Next.
- On the Product Authorization window, select the button next to Authorized user license (I purchased a single copy of the product). Click Next.
- At the “Enter Codes” screen, enter the new activation code. The activation code for version 29 can be found here. Click Add and Next.
- If successful, the installer should report "Successfully processed all codes." Click Next.
- Click Finish. You have now completed the installation and license the authorization of your new SPSS software.
Mac OSX
For Elon owned computers -
1. Open the Self Service application located in the /Applications folder.

2. Next search for the SPSS Renew License Tool as shown below.

3. Click run, while this is running you should receive a notification that your current version of SPSS has been re-activated.

Manual Method
- Open the SPSS Statistics License Authorization Wizard. By default, this is installed in /Applications/IBM SPSS Statistics (Note: Replace “29” with “28” if you’re using version 28 of SPSS)
- At the License Status screen, click Next.
- "Authorized user license” should be selected. Click Next.
- At the “Enter Codes” screen, enter the new activation code. The activation code for version 28 can be found here. The activation code for version 29 can be found here.
- The authorization should be successful. Select Next.
- Select Finish to close the License Authorization Wizard.