Notes for Users of Previous Versions

If you are upgrading from previous versions of Spread WPF or Spread Silverlight, you have the choice of installing parallel versions of the product.
- If you want to have parallel installations of Spread WPF or Spread Silverlight 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 Projects.

Instructions

To install Spread WPF and Spread Silverlight,

Save the downloaded ZIP file (Spread Studio 7xxxx.zip) to a temporary directory on your system, and then unzip the files to a temporary directory.
Run the Spread Studio 7.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.)
Continue to choose from the various installation options, clicking Next when each step of the installation is complete.
Note: 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.

Note: 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.

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.

If you are using Spread in a project for the first time, follow the procedure for Adding the Component to the Toolbox.