Installing ERTdesign_ms ======================== To install ERTdesign_ms run the *ERTdesign_ms_setup.exe* file, choose the language for the installation steps and follow the instructions. The software is installed in the default directory **C:\\ERTdesign_ms**: this allows the user to work without the need to activate *administrator* permissions. At the end of the installation, run the ERTdesign_ms exe: a shortcut with the software icon has been added to the desktop. .. note:: **You need a valid license to work with ERTdesign_ms**. To get a valid ERTdesign_ms license send the **ertdesign_ms_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_ms_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.