Installing ERTdesign
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To install ERTdesign run the *ERTdesign_setup.exe* file, choose the language for the installation 
steps and follow the instructions. The software is installed in the default directory **C:\\ERTdesign**: 
this allows the user to work without the need to activate *administrator* permissions.
At the end of the installation, run the ERTdesign exe: a shortcut with the software icon
has been added to the desktop.

.. note::
	**You need a valid license to work with ERTdesign**.

	To get a valid ERTdesign license send the **ertdesign_id.txt** file, generated
	at first run and stored under the **license** directory of the installation folder, at ertdesign@fischanger.it.
	You will receive back an **ertdesign_lic.txt** file to be copied into the same directory above, 
	as shown in :numref:`license`.

.. _license:
.. figure:: license_folder.png
	:scale: 100%
	:alt: Folder with user license files.
	:align: center

	Folder with user license files.