To install the Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET suite on your machine from the ZIP file, follow the instructions below:

1. Log into your Telerik account and click on Manage products from the top menu.

2. In the dropdown that appears choose from your purchased products or trial downloads the Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX, and click on it. If you have purchased a collection you would need to click on it and the trial downloads page will show all trial downlads directly.

3. Click on Download Installer and other resources (the Download link next to the suite if you are a trial user). You need to choose the RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX suite if you have purchased the collection and click its Browse all product files button.

4. Download the Manual installation (ZIP) file.

   The ZIP file contains the following folders:

   • binXX* - contains the product assembly and the XML file necessary for the IntelliSense support. *binXX folder - contains the RadControls assemblies (.dll files), where XX represents the version of the .NET framework against which the assemblies are built.

   • Documentation - contains all files and folders required for registering the product documentation.

   • Live Demos - contains the product Quick-Start Framework and examples and the VisualStudio solution file opening them. You can start the samples directly from this folder, using the StartExamples.exe file.

   • Skins - all controls part of the suite have their skins embedded as web resources. However if you need to modify a skin or use it as an external, you can find it in this folder.

   • Scripts - all controls part of the suite have their scripts embedded as web resources. However if you need to modify a script or use it as an external, you can find it in this folder.

     Caution
     Important !!! If you are using a modified or external script, you need to set the EnableEmbeddedScripts property to false. If you don't do that the control will fail to load its client scripts with an exception. For more information you can check the Disabling embedded resources topic.

     Caution
     Important !!! If you are using a custom or a modified skin, you need to set the EnableEmbeddedSkins property to false. If you don't do that the control will fail to find your custom skin with an exception. If you wish to use a custom skin - it will override your CSS file. For more information you can check the How skins work, Skin registration and Disabling embedded resources topics.

   Note
   The latest package available for download has all latest updates/HOTFIXES applied. There is no need to update it further.

5. Give full permissions to the ASPNET user (if you are using IIS5) or to the NetworkService account (under IIS6, Windows Server 2003) on the folder where the files were extracted. See Setting ASPNET (Network Service) Permissions for more information.

To run the examples run StartExamples.exe file from /Live Demos folder.

To register the MS Help 2 files to VisualStudio and MSDN, please review the following link:http://www.telerik.com/support/kb/aspnet-ajax/general/add-help-to-visual-studio.aspx

To add any control to the VS.NET toolbox, review Adding Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX to the Visual Studio 2005 Toolbox for VS.NET 2005, Adding Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX to the Visual Studio 2008 Toolbox for VS.NET 2008 and Adding Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX to the Visual Studio 2010 Toolbox for VS.NET 2010.To use any Telerik ASP.NET control in your project, review Adding Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX to an ASP.NET WebForm.

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