Installing Telerik's controls from the provided ZIP files

 
HOW TO
Install Telerik's RadControls suite from the provided ZIP file

SOLUTION for .NET1 (Internet Information Services (IIS) Running)
Below are the instructions on how to install Telerik's controls from the provided ZIP files:

1. Log in your Client.NET account.  
2. Go to My licenses and click My Purchases (or My Free Trials if you are a trial user).  
3. Click RadControls and go to the Downloads tab. Your page should look similar to this:

   
    

4. Download the RadControls ZIP file.
5. Create a Telerik_RadControls folder in your IIS's inetpub/wwwroot folder.  
6. From the downloaded file, extract the files from the NET1 folder into the inetpub/wwwroot/Telerik_RadControls folder. After the process ends, the inetpub/wwwroot/Telerik_RadControls folder should contain the following files and folders:
   • app_themes folder - contains the themes and skins used by Telerik's navigational controls
   • bin folder - contains the controls' .dll file(s)
   • Common folder - contains JavaScripts, css files and/or ascx files
   • Img folder - contains system images
   • RadControls folder - contains the clients-side JavaScript and resource files, needed by Telerik's controls
   • folders, named after Telerik's controls (i.e. Calendar, Chart, Combobox, etc.) - these contain the running examples for each control from the Quick-Start framework 
   • other project files and folders. 
      
7. Create a virtual directory for the Telerik_RadControls folder where you unzipped the files. This is accomplished through the Internet Information Services console:
   Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Internet Information Services.
   Navigate to the folder you've created (Telerik_RadControls), right-click it, select Properties, and then click Create. The application name will become Telerik_RadControls. Click OK and close the Internet Information Services console.
    
8. Give full permissions to the ASPNET user (if you are using IIS5) or to the Network Service account (under IIS6, Windows Server 2003) on the folder where the files were extracted.
9. To run the examples, paste the following link in your browser: http://localhost/Telerik_RadControls/ 
10. To register the MS Help 2 files to VisualStudio and MSDN, please review the Related Articles link below.
11. To add any control to the VS.NET toolbox, review the following HELP article in the provided documentation: Adding Rad[control] to the Visual Studio Toolbox 
12. To use any Radcontrol in your project, please review the following HELP article in the provided documentation: Adding Rad[control] to an ASP.NET WebForm 

 
SOLUTION for .NET2 (Install without IIS Running (VS 2005 only))
To install the RadControls suite on your machine from the ZIP file, follow the instructions below:

1. Log in your Client.NET account.  
2. Go to My licenses and click My Purchases (or My Free Trials if you are a trial user).  
3. Click RadControls and go to the Downloads tab. Your page should look similar to this: 
    
    
    
4. Download the RadControls ZIP file.
5. Once the download completes, create a Telerik_RadControls folder in your IIS's inetpub/wwwroot folder.
6. From the downloaded file, extract the files from the NET2 folder into inetpub/wwwroot/Telerik_RadControls folder. After the process ends, the inetpub/wwwroot/Telerik_RadControls folder should contain the following files and folders:
   • app_themes folder - contains the themes and skins used by Telerik's navigational controls
   • bin folder - contains the controls' .dll file(s)
   • Common folder - contains JavaScripts, css files and/or ascx files
   • Img folder - contains system images
   • RadControls folder - contains the clients-side JavaScript and resource files, needed by Telerik's controls. You will need to copy this folder in your web application only if you intend to use skins different from the Default or if you plan to modify the JavaScript files.
     Exceptions: Because of the specific control features, you will always need to copy RadControls for RadChart, RadEditor, RadSpell and RadWindow products.
   • folders, named after Telerik's controls (i.e. Calendar, Chart, Combobox, etc.) - these contain the running examples for each control from the Quick-Start framework 
   • other project files and folders.
      
7. Create a .NET2 virtual directory for the folder where you extracted the files. This is accomplished through the Internet Information Services console on your machine:
   Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Internet Information Services:
   1. Right-click the folder you have created (Telerik_RadControls).
   2. Select Properties.
   3. Click the Create button. The application name will become Telerik_RadControls.
   4. Click Apply.
   5. Click the ASP.NET tab.
8. From the dropdown list, select your ASP.NET 2.0 version:
    
   
     
9. Click OK.
10. Give full permissions to the ASPNET user (if you are using IIS5) or to the Network Service account (under IIS6, Windows Server 2003) on the folder where the files were extracted.
11. To run the examples paste the following link in your browser: http://localhost/Telerik_RadControls/
12. To register the MS Help 2 files to VisualStudio and MSDN, please review the Related Articles link below.
13. To add any control to the VS.NET toolbox, review the following HELP article in the provided documentation: Adding Rad[control] to the Visual Studio Toolbox 
14. To use any Radcontrol in your project, please review the following HELP article in the provided documentation: Adding Rad[control] to an ASP.NET WebForm