# Using Server 2008 R2 **URL:** \ **Category:** PowerShell Help\ **Created:** [April 27, 2014, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/using-server-2008-r2/2503 "2014-04-27T06:46:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![steve-la](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@steve-la](https://forums.powershell.org/u/steve-la)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/using-server-2008-r2/2503/1 "2014-04-27T06:46:09Z")
I could be misinterpreting this but “Learn windows PowerShell in a month of lunches - version 3” states to get the complete functionality of PS version 3 I should install .net 3 and .net 4. 2012 Server currently has .Net Framework 4.5 and currently has PS version 2 (?) I will update to version 3 First - Do I need to install .Net 3.5 via Server manager\Features (which installs web services)? Second - do I install .Net 3 and .Net 4? (that is if I can even install these versions on the server?)? third - should I update to Powershell version4 and still use this book or stay with version 3 while using this book? I know these are a lot of guest ions but I need some sincere assistance and greatly appreciate your discernment and experience. Thanks Steve ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/powershell/original/1X/385e4f9fe133561ad30a814262fe0e0ae6bc3ef0.png) [@system](https://forums.powershell.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/using-server-2008-r2/2503/2 "2014-04-27T06:50:10Z")
You need .NET 4.0 to install Powershell 3.0, [or.NET](http://or.NET) 4.5 to install Powershell 4.0. You don’t need to worry about earlier versions [of.NET](http://of.NET) unless you need to run Powershell 2.0. ---
**Author:** ![dotnVo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@dotnVo](https://forums.powershell.org/u/dotnVo)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/using-server-2008-r2/2503/3 "2024-05-16T20:52:09Z")