Notes for Users of Previous Versions
- If you are upgrading from previous versions of Spread.NET, you have the choice of installing parallel versions of the product.
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- If you want to have parallel installations of Spread.NET on your system, follow the installation instructions below.
- If you do not want to have parallel installations, before installing this latest version of the product, run the uninstall program for
your previous versions of the product, then run the installation for this version of the product.
- For instructions for upgrading your existing projects, see Upgrading Visual Studio .NET Projects.
Instructions
To install Spread.NET,
- Save the downloaded ZIP file (SpreadNetv6xxxx.zip) to a temporary directory on your system, and then unzip the files to a temporary
directory.
- Run the SpreadNetv6.exe program from your temporary directory.
- On the initial Welcome screen of the installation program, click Next.
- On the License Agreement screen, select whether you agree to the license agreement. If you do, then click Next.
- On the User Information screen, enter your name, etc.
- If you are installing a licensed version of the product, type your Product Key in the field provided and click Next.
- If you are installing a trial version of the product, simply leave the Product Key field blank and click Next. (For more
information, read Trial Version.)
- Choose Spread.NET 6 to install all products or select Spread ASP.NET or Spread Windows Forms, click Next.
- Continue to choose from the various installation options, clicking Next when each step of the installation is complete.
Notes:
- Near the end of the installation, the help file is installed on your system and registered. This process can take some time, and you
might think that your system has stopped, but do not interrupt the installation process.
- The Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) will be stopped and restarted during the setup process.
- If you experience issues installing under Microsoft Windows Vista, you may need to install as the administrator. If you are still
unable to install, try disabling your User Account Control (UAC) and then reactivate after installing.
- If the install program stops running under Microsoft Windows Vista, then you may need to do the following: Additional Installation Steps.
- If you are using Visual Studio 2005 projects and Spread ASP.NET you may need to update the fp_client path: Visual
Studio .NET 2005 Project .
- Spread Windows Forms: Microsoft has informed us that MSN Messenger can lock the GAC, which stops the installation from removing older
assemblies from the GAC. For more information, refer to Removing Assemblies from the GAC.
Offline Activation
- During installation, on the last screen, select the Run license manager checkbox and click the Close button to complete the installation.
- In the GrapeCity License Manager window that appears, under Action, click Activate.
- On the Activate the Product Key screen that appears, click Next.
- In the Enter a Product Key screen that appears, enter the requested information, entering the product key exactly as you received it from
ComponentOne, including any capital letters. A green check mark appears next to this field to indicate a valid key.
- Click the Next button to authenticate the license.
- If your machine does not have an internet connection, select the Use a browser on another machine with Internet connectivity option and click
the Next button.
- From the Activate using the GrapeCity web site screen that appears, copy the Product Key and Authentication Number.
- On another machine with an internet connection, go to https://sas.grapecity.com/activation. Remember not to close the activation dialog on your original machine until the activation process
is complete.
- Enter the Product Key and Authentication Number from the original machine on this website.
- Click the Send Request button to generate a license key.
- From the website, copy the License Key and enter it in the Activate using GrapeCity web site dialog under Step 3.
- Click Next and then Finish to complete the licensing process.
Adding the Component to the Toolbox
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