Prerequisites for Installing Contract Tools

On all computers, Contract Tools requires Windows 7 or later, Word 2007 or later, and Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime.

On computers with Windows 7 and 8.1, Contract Tools requires .NET Framework with a version between 4.5.2 and 4.8. On computers with Word 2007, Contract Tools also requires .NET Framework 3.5.

To download an installer for this	Visit
Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime	https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=105890
.NET Framework 4.5.2	https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42643
.NET Framework 3.5	https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21

To activate Contract Tools using an activation key (see Activating Contract Tools), Windows, Word, and Contract Tools must be installed on real hardware, not on a virtual machine. Examples of virtual machine software include Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Hyper‑V, Microsoft 365 Defender, Parallels Desktop, Remote Desktop Services, VMware Fusion, Windows 365, Windows Sandbox, and Windows Virtual Desktop. To deploy Contract Tools on virtual machines, you can use Contract Tools License Server; see Contract Tools License Server and Connecting to Contract Tools License Server to learn more.