If you haven't already, you should map a drive to \\monolith.scs.ad.cs.cmu.edu\pc_dist. You can do that by following these steps: Go to Start -> Computer Right-click Computer and select Map Network Drive Select whatever drive letter you'd like and enter the following value in the Folder field: \\monolith.scs.ad.cs.cmu.edu\pc_dist Click Finish If prompted, you should use your SCS username (SCS\roboman) and your SCS Windows password. From there, use Windows Explorer to open the drive you mapped to \\monolith.scs.ad.cs.cmu.edu\pc_dist and browse the folders to solidworks -> solidworks -> 2012 and copy the SolidWorksSetup executable to your computer and double-click it to start the installation process. There is a ReadMe file in that folder that includes the license information for SolidWorks 2012.