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The answer depends on the context.You cannot use SPSS if you have no computer. The reason is that SPSS is a computer based analysis package.You cannot use SPSS if you have no data. There must be an input into SPSS.You cannot use SPSS if your assumptions are not supported by the data. For example doing a linear regression for a relationship that is clearly non-linear. Technically, you CAN use SPSS but the reults will be wrong.
It depends where you intend publishing. The APA rules, for instance, say that standard software items, like SPSS, do not need to be cited.
The answer may be obtained from the SPSS manual. It is not realistic to try to explain it here.
You then have big problems. However, rather than SPSS making incorrect computation, it is more likely that the model is wrongly specified.