CRITICAL INSTALL OF .NET
You must have the "Microsoft.NET Framework" installed on your Windows (XP or
Vista) PC in order to run any ".NET" application, such as the Stock Market
Modeler.  If you can launch and run the Stock Market Modeler, then you
already have the .NET Framework installed.  (Most PC users already have .NET
installed.  Moreover, new Vista PCs ship with the .NET Framework v3.0 pre-
installed.)

You may also have the .NET Framework because many Microsoft applications also
are .NET enabled and require the .NET Framework, such as Microsoft Messenger
(IM), which uses Microsoft Passport.  (If you are able to run Microsoft
Messenger, then you already have the .NET Framework installed.)

(According to Microsoft:  "Applications and controls written for the .NET
Framework require the .NET Framework to be installed on the computer where
the application or control runs.  Microsoft provides a redistributable
installer, 'Dotnetfx.exe', that contains the common language runtime and
.NET Framework components that are necessary to run .NET Framework
applications.")

Check for having the "Microsoft.NET Framework" by browsing for it in your
"WINDOWS" and/or "Program Files" folder:
	1. open "My Computer" explorer window from the "Start" menu.
	2. open the "Local Disk (C:)" path tree
	3. open the "WINDOWS" and/or "Program Files" folder
	4. look for a folder named "Microsoft.NET"

If the folder "Microsoft.NET" exists, then it is very likely that
"Microsoft.NET Framework" is installed (correctly).  If not, then you must
download and install it.

DOWNLOAD
It is best to download the appropriate version for your Windows OS version
(e.g., XP Service Pack 1 or 2) directly from Microsoft's own web site,
following their directions, at this link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/

Note that Microsoft offers both a "new" v3.0, a "current" v2.0, and older
versions (v1.1) of "Microsoft.NET Framework" -- along with both "x86"
(most PCs) and "x64" (only the latest CPUs) versions.  Select your version
carefully.  The v2.0 (x86) version is appropriate for most PCs (running
Win/XP Service Pack 2), and is a 22.4MB file named "dotnetfx.exe".

(Finally, note that running the downloaded setup file requires that you have
Windows Installer 3.0, as indicated on the Microsoft web site.)