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---
title: Automatic Latest Version Retrieval
page_title: Automatic Latest Version Retrieval | UI for ASP.NET AJAX Documentation
description: Automatic Latest Version Retrieval
title: Download New Version
page_title: Download New Version | UI for ASP.NET AJAX Documentation
description: Download New Version
slug: introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/automatic-latest-version-retrieval
tags: automatic,latest,version,retrieval
published: True
position: 5
position: 6
---

# Automatic Latest Version Retrieval
# Download New Version

With the Telerik Visual Studio Extensions you keep your projects in an up-to-date state.The Latest Version Acquirer tool automatically retrieves the freshest Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX distribution,available on the Telerik website. Running the [Upgrade Wizard]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/upgrade-wizard%}) as a next step makes the task of latest Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX package utilization extremely easy.
With the Telerik Visual Studio Extensions you keep your projects in an up-to-date state. The New Version Downloader tool automatically retrieves the freshest Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX distribution, available on the Telerik website. Running the [Upgrade Wizard]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/upgrade-wizard%}) as a next step makes the task of latest Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX package utilization extremely easy.

Once a day, upon Visual Studio launch, the Telerik Web.UI VSExtensions queue the Telerik website for a new version ofTelerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX. A dialog gets displayed when a new version is discovered:
Once a day, upon Visual Studio launch, the Telerik ASP.NET AJAX VSExtensions queue the Telerik website for a new version of Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX. A dialog gets displayed when a new version is discovered:

![Newer Version Available Notification](images/introduction-vsx_latestversionacquirer_newversionnotification.png)

>note If you've disabled the notifications, you can use the [Options Dialog]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/visual-studio-extensions-options%}) to activate them again.

Clicking the Get Now button starts the Latest Version Acquirer tool, prompting for your Telerik credentials and the type of license you own in its first page. If you do not have a [www.telerik.com](http://www.telerik.com) account, you can create one through the Register link.
Clicking the Get Now button starts the New Version Downloader tool, prompting for your Telerik credentials and the type of license you own in its first page. If you do not have a [www.telerik.com](http://www.telerik.com) account, you can create one through the **Create an account for free** link.

![Latest Version Acquirer: Login](images/introduction-vsx_latestversionacquirer_login.png)

You can check the additional information about the release by clicking the Release Notes link. This will start a browser, navigated to a page with the release notes related to the specific version.
You can use the **Save my password checkbox** to save having to enter your Telerik credentials multiple times. The persistence is done in a secure manner and credentials are saved in a per-user context. This way other users on the machine that do not have access to your user data from downloading through your account.

You can use the Save my password checkbox to save having to enter your Telerik credentials multiple times. The persistence is done in a secure manner and credentials are saved in a per-user context. This way other users on the machine that do not have access to your user data from downloading through your account.

If your subscription has expired, you could either proceed with downloading a trial distribution or you could renew it and initiate the download again.
If your subscription has expired, you could either proceed with downloading a trial distribution or you could renew it and initiate the download again. You can check the additional information about the release by clicking the Release Notes link. This will start a browser, navigated to a page with the release notes related to the specific version.

![Latest Version Acquirer: Trial available](images/introduction-vsx_latestversionacquirer_trial.png)

![Latest Version Acquirer: Downloading](images/introduction-vsx_latestversionacquirer_downloading.png)

![Latest Version Acquirer: Download successful](images/introduction-vsx_latestversionacquirer_success.png)

Once the download succeeds, the latest version of the Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX Extensions will be available for use in the [Upgrade Wizard]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/upgrade-wizard%}) and the [New Project Wizard]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/creation-and-configuration-wizard%}).
Once the download succeeds, the latest version of the Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX will be available for use in the [Upgrade Wizard]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/upgrade-wizard%}) and the [New Project Wizard]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/creation-and-configuration-wizard%}).

>tip The Download buttons of the [Upgrade Wizard]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/upgrade-wizard%}) and the [New Project Wizard]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/creation-and-configuration-wizard%}) launch the Latest Version Acquirer tool too.
>tip The GET LATEST buttons of the [Upgrade Wizard]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/upgrade-wizard%}), [Convert Project Wizard]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/convert-project%}) and [New Project Wizard]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/creation-and-configuration-wizard%}) launch the New Version Downloader tool too.

>note The Latest Version Acquirer tool actually downloads the hotfix zip files, containing the latest Telerik binaries and any resources vital for the Telerik Web Application/Web Site project creation. These get unpacked to the `%appdata%\Telerik\Updates` folder.
>note The New Version Downloader tool actually downloads the hotfix zip files, containing the latest Telerik binaries and any resources vital for the Telerik Web Application/Web Site project creation. These get unpacked to the `%appdata%\Telerik\Updates` folder.
>If you find the list of packages offered too long and you don't need the older versions, you can close Visual Studio and use Windows Explorer to delete these distributions.


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---
title: Configure Project
page_title: Configure Project | UI for ASP.NET AJAX Documentation
description: Configure Project
slug: introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/configure-project
tags: creation,and,configuration,wizard
published: True
position: 3
---

# Configure Project




The Project management functionality of the Visual Studio Extensions handles project assembly reference updates, web.config entry management and updates of the supporting resources.

This functionality is handled by three wizards - the Project Configuration Wizard, [Convert Project Wizard]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/convert-project%}) and [Upgrade Wizard]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/upgrade-wizard%}).


Telerik Project Configuration wizard could be accessed through the Telerik > Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX menu:

![introduction-vsx configurewizard menu](images/introduction-vsx_telerikmenu_configurewizard.png)

The Project Configuration Wizard’s first page lets you define which Telerik DPL assemblies will be added to or remove from your project:

![introduction-vsx configurewizard assemblies](images/introduction-vsx_configurewizard_assembliesselection.png)

The version of the assemblies are the same as the one with which your project has been created, converted or upgraded.

The second page of the Project Configuration Wizard gives you the ability to select which theme pack will be added to your project. Check the content of each theme or see the preview of it when select it into the Project Configuration wizard and select the one you want to be included in the project:

![introduction-vsx configurewizard themes](images/introduction-vsx_configurewizard_themes.png)

>note If you prefer the Telerik assemblies to be copied into your solution folder, the **Copy referenced assemblies to solution and source control** option could be selected *only* into the [Visual Studio Extensions Options]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/visual-studio-extensions-options%}) but it is not applicable for Visual Studio web site projects.

On the third page the wizard suggests more site settings and several resource options:

![introduction-vsx configurewizard websettings](images/introduction-vsx_configurewizard_websettings.png)

* **Use ScriptManger CDN** - Define if the site will utilize [RadScriptManager CDN Support]({%slug scriptmanager/cdn-support/overview%}).

* **Use StyleSheetManager CDN** - Define if the site will utilize [RadStyleSheetManager CDN Support]({%slug stylesheetmanager/cdn-support/overview%}).

* **Use jQuery Support** - Define if the pages that will be created via the Scenario Wizard will use jQuery support by default.

* **Use Ajaxified Templates** - Define if the pages that will be created via the Scenario Wizard will use [RadAjaxManager]({%slug ajaxmanager/overview%}) by default.

* **General Web Project settings** - [RadUpload]({%slug upload/overview%})-related configuration - the [Maximum Request Length and Execution Timeout]({%slug upload/uploading-files/uploading-large-files%}) settings of the site.


>note The Project Configuration wizard does not allow the targeted Telerik controls distribution to be changed when configuring a project. In that mode you can change the other project properties though. Changing the Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX version of a project is handled by the [Upgrade Wizard]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/upgrade-wizard%}).
>


When a web project gets reconfigured, Visual Studio Extensions perform the following changes:

* Telerik assembly references get added or are changed in the project.

* [The user gets notified]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/telerik-web-design-assembly%}) through the Project Configuration wizard if the wizard cannot find a correct Telerik.Web.Design assembly in the GAC.

The web.config file gets updated as per the choices in the wizard:

* The global skin registration is updated.

* A registration for the "telerik" tag prefix is added, so that it is not needed to have the `<%@ Register %>` directive in each page.

* RadScriptManager and RadStyleSheetManager default CDN settings are persisted.
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---
title: Convert Project
page_title: Convert Project | UI for ASP.NET AJAX Documentation
description: Convert Project
slug: introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/convert-project
tags: configuration,wizard
published: True
position: 2
---

# Convert Project




The Project management functionality of the Visual Studio Extensions handles project assembly reference updates, web.config entry management and updates of the supporting resources.

This functionality is handled by three wizards - the Project Convert Wizard, [Project Configuration Wizard]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/configure-project%}) and [Upgrade Wizard]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/upgrade-wizard%}).


Telerik Convert Project wizard could be accessed through the Telerik > Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX menu:

![introduction-vsx convertwizard menu](images/introduction-vsx_telerikmenu_convertwizard.png)

The Convert Project Wizard’s first page lets you define settings related to Telerik controls:

![introduction-vsx convertwizard versions](images/introduction-vsx_convertwizard_versionselection.png)

* **Version** - Select the Telerik controls version which to be used in your project. The product versions which could be selected are detected from an installation folder (marked with [InstallFolder]) or from the default folder for downloads (the hotfix files which are downloaded through the [New Version Downloader]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/automatic-latest-version-retrieval%}) are marked with [Download] tag).

* **Telerik Assemblies** - Select Telerik DPL assemblies which will be added to or removed from your project.

>note If you prefer the Telerik assemblies to be copied into your solution folder, the **Copy referenced assemblies to solution and source control** option could be selected *only* into the [Visual Studio Extensions Options]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/visual-studio-extensions-options%}) but it is not applicable for Visual Studio web site projects.

The second page of the Convert Project Wizard gives you the ability to select which theme will be added to your project. Check the content of each theme or see the preview of it when select it into the Convert Project wizard and select the one you want to be included in the project:

![introduction-vsx convertewizard themes](images/introduction-vsx_convertwizard_themes.png)

On the third page the wizard suggests more site settings and several resource options:

![introduction-vsx convertewizard websettings](images/introduction-vsx_convertwizard_web-settings.png)

* **Use ScriptManger CDN** - Define if the site will utilize [RadScriptManager CDN Support]({%slug scriptmanager/cdn-support/overview%}).

* **Use StyleSheetManager CDN** - Define if the site will utilize [RadStyleSheetManager CDN Support]({%slug stylesheetmanager/cdn-support/overview%}).

* **Copy RadSpell Dictionaries** - Select whether you wish the project wizard to copy the dictionary files required for [RadSpell]({%slug spell/overview%}) to your project.

* **Copy RadCaptcha Audio Files** - Select whether you wish the project wizard to copy the audio files required for [RadCaptcha]({%slug captcha/overview%}) audio code functionality.

* **Copy TypeScript definitions** – Select whether you with the project wizard to copy the [TypeScript definitions we provide for the UI for ASP.NET AJAX controls]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/typescript-definitions/what-is-typescript%}).

* **Use jQuery Support** - Define if the pages that will be created via the Scenario Wizard will use jQuery support by default.

* **Use Ajaxified Templates** - Define if the pages that will be created via the Scenario Wizard will use [RadAjaxManager]({%slug ajaxmanager/overview%}) by default.

* **General Web Project settings** - [RadUpload]({%slug upload/overview%})-related configuration - the [Maximum Request Length and Execution Timeout]({%slug upload/uploading-files/uploading-large-files%}) settings of the site.


When a web project gets converted to Telerik one, Visual Studio Extensions perform the following changes:

* Telerik assembly references get added or are changed in the project.

* [The user gets notified]({%slug introduction/radcontrols-for-asp.net-ajax-fundamentals/integration-with-visual-studio/visual-studio-extensions/telerik-web-design-assembly%}) through the Project Configuration wizard if the wizard cannot find a correct Telerik.Web.Design assembly in the GAC.

* The wizard copies the RadSpell dictionaries and RadCaptcha audio files shipped with the distribution so that they are up to date with the assemblies.

The web.config file gets updated as per the choices in the wizard:

* The global skin registration is updated.

* A registration for the "telerik" tag prefix is added, so that it is not needed to have the `<%@ Register %>` directive in each page.

* RadScriptManager and RadStyleSheetManager default CDN settings are persisted.
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