This guide walks you through installing .NET 4.5.

****If you start the download and receive a message confirming the software is already installed than please disregard this step. Most Windows Server 2012 machines will have this pre-installed***

1. Open your file explorer and navigate to the "CL-Connect-master" folder (likely in your wwwroot folder)

2. Open CL-Connect Master and double click the file named dotNetFx45_Full_setup.

3. Click Run on the modal window

4a. ****If you start the download and receive a message confirming the software is already installed than please disregard this step. Most Windows Server 2012 machines will have this pre-installed***

4b. If you are prompted with the terms and conditions window, please read and accept the terms and conditions and click Install

5. Click Finish

6.***For Windows Server 2008 Machines only***

 Open an elevated command prompt and run the command shown below:***

1. cd\

2. cd .\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319

3. .\aspnet_regiis.exe -i

Please move on to the next step here: File Path Permissions .