Ajax Control Toolkit Installation in Visual Web Developer

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• Nice post! Thanks.
  

• Am I the only one who thinks it is utterly ridiculous that we're supposed to use a dll from the WebSite project as the main reference for the toolkit? Why isn't this in a separate class library project?
  

• Thanks, Nannette. This is just what I was looking for.
  

• excelent post
  thanks u!!
  

• Helped me a lot,Thank u Keep on Posting
  

• Do you need to any of this in VS2008? or is it all built in and done for you?
  

• Sorcerdon,
  
  I can't answer that. I hope someone else knows the answer.
  

• I don't believe the AjaxControlToolkit is built into VS2008. Ajax components are, but not everything that's in this toolkit.
  
  Great post Nannette.
  

• I do have Visual Studio 2008 installed now, and no, the Ajax toolkit is not a part of it.
  
  Nannette
  

• Way you describe is very nice. every one can undestand easily
  

• Thanks for this post. Good grief, couldn't the ajax site told us how to do this?
  

• I did these instructions and browsed to the dll - clicked OK and got error message about "... error loading types from assembly "path of the file" ... the system cannot find the file specified" - any ideas?
  
  Thanks-
  
  C
  

• Cindy,
  
  I have two computers. I tried installing this on my new computer, which does not have a Microsoft ASP.net folder. And I get the same error.
  
  I don't know what is causing that and why it does not work on this other computer. I also don't know why there is not an ASP.net folder, although I do asp.net development on this computer all that time.
  
  Maybe someone more knowledgeable can offer guidance.
  
  Nannette
  

• I am also getting the same assembly error as nannette and cindy with vs2008. any ideas?
  

• Cindy and Nannette I have figured out the problem.
  With VS2008, you must download/use the .dll from the Ajax Control Toolkit Framework 3.5 package.
  

• Thanks. I can't believe how much time I wasted looking for this!
  

• Thanks so much for posting this. I've been looking through MS and Codeplex docs for something like this. Wouldn't you know that it ain't in plain sight. Oh well, thank you just the same. A very very very helpful blog posting.
  
  As far as appearing in MS's default install of VWD or VS 2008, this toolkit is a community-built thing. It's not a MS thing, so they're not going to load it for you out-of-the box, however comma, they should at least help users by doing a simple explanation as to how to load the controls.
  
  Nannette, send them a bill for our pain and suffering.
  

• Thanks very very much............
  

• Thank you. End of Day Friday.....and Ajax Toolkit disappeared. Thanks for the instructions.
  

• I have VWD 2005
  and did these instructions and browsed to the dll - clicked OK and got error message about "... error loading types from assembly "path of the file" ... the system cannot find the file specified"
  

• " it is utterly ridiculous that we're supposed to use a dll from the WebSite project" Even I thought the same. initially i thought that this url provides a way around .There must be some other way. It was very odd that you need to specify the tab name by yourself. I got convinced after seeing the comments that i am not the only one to be fooled.
  

• Seriously, you saved my bacon, i was ready to throttle joe stagner! :) (his video is singularly unclear)
  

• Thanks Nannette. It helps me alot.Could You Please Post Articles About how to use these Components in a Web Site.
  Thanks alot
  

• Thanks, Provide a best way to for a begginer
  

• Gosh..nice post buddy ..saved my hours to figure this damn thing out how to add toolkit controls as I've heard from someone that AJAX is a part of visual studio 2008 but cudnt see the ajax controls tab there...once again thanks for saving hours of effort.
  

• Nice post!!! Thank you very much. XD
  

• Nice post! Thank u... :)
  

• Thanks a lot ........ I wonder Microsoft has nowhere mentioned about this........
  It helped me as i was searching all over the forum.asp.net for it.
  

• I got to know lot of people getting error ..
  
  This is because you have to install ONLY and ONLY
  AjaxControlToolkit-NoSource.zip
  
  DO NOT try to install AjaxControlToolkit-Framework3.5
  

• its great and very helpful for all the starter in .net..thanks great work..keep going...
  

• It is good to understand how to install ajax control tool kit.
  

• This is exactly the manual I was looking for, after spending hours on google trying to figure things out..
  Great Success!
  

• great post.. this is what i have been looking for.. and it works for me too..
  

• Pretty Cool!!!!
  
  As i just started to work on AJAX that's really what i was searching for, Thank's Nannette
  

• Thanks , is a great post, was very usefull for me
  

• Thanks lot for given a helpful layout. It is very helpful. I got the ajax controls.
  

• Good, Check out for more detail on topic.
  
  http://dotnetguts.blogspot.com/2008/06/ajax-control-toolkit-vsnet-2008.html
  

• 
  
  Thanks Nannette, however I have a problem upon uploading it in the toolbox... It gives this error Message:
  
  The was an error loading types from assembly 'D:\Program Files....
  
  'Could not load file or assembly 'System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=nuetral............ or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.'
  
  How can I resolve this issue? thanks in advance
  
  anybody who knows how to resolve the issue??? Please help
  

• rhiana,
  
  I was able to reproduce your error by attempting to load the toolkit into a non 3.5 web site.
  
  Make sure you have created your website under 3.5 framework if you are using the 3.5 toolkit. Otherwise, download the older toolkit to go with the right framework.
  
  Nannette
  

• rhiana,
  
  I noticed I had loaded the toolkit successfully, and then went in and it was missing. So when I tried to load it again, it failed with same error, even though the project was 3.5
  
  I closed down some other VS2008 windows to free up memory and it worked fine.
  
  So try making sure you have everything else closed out.
  
  Nannette
  

• thanks a lot but why didn't you reference Joe stagner (MVP) of microsoft who first created the solution in a video presentation/format.Thaks a lot
  

• Do you have a link to that video?
  

• Really i tried lot of ways to install this toolkit all the way are failiure u r way of explanation is very good ...
  

• thanks a lot for the post. Your solution applies to vs2008.
  
  I have vs2005 on my machine.
  
  When I try to load the various controls to my tool box by pointing to the ajaxtoolkit dll, an error appears that goes like this "'There was an error loading types from assembly C:\programfiles\...ajaxtoolkit.dll' Could not load file or assembly 'Systems.web.extensions version=1.61025.0 culture=neutral, public token=... or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find file specified"
  
  Please do you have any ideas.
  

• Wow, very nice... Thanks!
  

• Thanks, very interesting
  

• muchas gracias parcero
  

• Thank you so much
  As I don't know anything about AJAX, I was trying to learn from last 5 days, and today I was so frustrated but after getting this scennshot contained example of ajax installer, I am so happy
  
  Thanks again
  Richa
  

• Thanks, very interesting
   
  

• Very interesting article, I will wait for continuation
  

• Great article, thanx for information :)
  

• Well, very interesting article … thanks
  

• I have installed the Ajax Control Toolkit and have gotten it to stay put in Visual Web Developer 2008 (as it would not be in VWD on the next restart). I can drag and drop components to my page, but when I try to build it, I get an error: "Unknown server tag".
  
  Can anyone help?
  

• Very interesting article, I will wait for continuation
  

• nice post!!!!! Helped me a lot!!!??
  

• Thank You So Much!
  

• installation done fine. but after taking controls in toolbox only few controls are working. and another can't drag? they are not working. pls help me.......
  

• Thanx for helping me in installing AJAX toolkit, it was really amazing and easy way to understand.
  

• super explanation
  thanks
  

• Very interesting article, I will wait for continuation
  

• Yes, this will work with C# or VB.
  

• To all of those getting the following error:
  
  'Could not load file or assembly 'System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=nuetral............ or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.'
  
  Make sure you have installed the ASP.NET AJAX Extensions 1.0 before trying to install the Toolkit!
  

• Very interesting article, I will wait for continuation
  

• I only speak VB. I downloaded the AJAX Control Toolkit and it looks to me like it is in C#. Is there a VB version or should I stop living in the 20th century and learn C#?
  

• The toolkit works for both VB and C#. It uses an asp.net control, which is supported by both languages.
  
  I'm unsure what you're seeing.
  

• THANK YOU NANNETTE... I upgraded to Vista under a "Clean Install" so I had to re-install my VS2008. I have searched high and low for the toolkit because I could not remember how I had originally installed it. Your post was the answer. Incidently, I do like Vista and I love VS 2008 but why is it so difficult to add the toolkit??? Are there any more recent updates since August 2008 and if so what &*^% will I have to go through to install them?
  
  Thanks again so much
  

• I just reinstalled the latest download and the dll is still dated August 2008.
  

• works just fine . . .
  

• I choose "OK" button but I can't see any thing from tab Ajax Tookit????
  Please help me!!
  dvphongit.
  

• Just like heaven, very tanks
  

• Thank You So Much. I had no clue what to do whit ".dll" file.
  

• Thanks a lot ..it really helped me.
  

• do files get unzipped to my pc or to the web server?
  

• Thanks for helping to install ajax control toolkit
  

• THANKS FOR HELPING ME
  

• Thanks a lot, I'm spend a lot of time looking for it.
  

• Thx, for some reason, Microsoft doesn't have such an easy to use example.
  

• thanks for the information
  

• Thanks, really appreciate this post. Amusing closing "may your dreams be in ASP.net". A joke started in my class about Dreaming in Code. It resulted in a domain name called DreamingASP.net. Just thought I'd share that.
  
  Kudos... mh
  

• Thankyou soooooooo much for this blog!!!!! i have been stuck with this for the past 2 days and today just following instruction from ur blog totally resolved my problem,also thanks for the comment on the VS 2008 needing the 3.5 framework, that was also very helpful as i was getting error with the other link,Feeling really happy to get all the controls on my toolbox!Thanks again! for helping a newbie not loose hope
  

• You really solved my Biiiiig problem, Thank You soooooo much with the best wishes,
  

• thank you very much i was not konow hot to install ajax control tool kit but help of this site i install ajax control tool kit
  
  again thanks
  

• Thank you very much
  

• Thanks lot
  but still i am getting
  Error 1 Could not load file or assembly 'AjaxControlToolkit' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
  

• simple And Eazy,
  Nice
  Keep Going,
  Regards,
  Ramakrishnan.p
  

• Nice and easy steps. Thanks a lot! I been looking for this..
  
  

• thank you for your tips, and now i have been can use ajax in VS, that's wonderfull.
  

• good article, it helped , thanks
  

• very thank's you
  

• nice information, Thank you.......
  

• Great Post! I've been looking all over the place for this information.
  

• thanks a lot this information is very useful to me. thanks once again.
  

• hi........thanks for this post.......
  i have one query.....
  i have installed Ajax toolkit successfully.....
  the controls are attached with the toolbox also but...only some controls are working.....not all.....can every one help me plzzzzzzz....??
  

• Is 3.5 AJAX ToolKit installation same for studio 2005 and 2008. Coz it worked well for 2005 but not for 2008.
  

• A Goood one We must install the SP1.
  Thanks a lot
  

• really i am very frustrate to install the ajax toolkit using these steps i worked it really very 2 thabks....
  

• Good post!
  I follow your steps to install my ajax toolkit. Everything is OK! But finally I cannot see any ajax control in my toolkit panel. I don't know why?
  

• I have installed Ajax Control Toolkit in VS2008. Created a website in 3.5 framework. It does not work properly.
  
  1. I am unable to drag and drop any extender controls in to design surface .
  
  2.When I add ToolkitScriptManager and starts view in browser it gives the following error.
  
  Could not load type 'System.Web.UI.ScriptReferenceBase' from assembly 'System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35'.
  
  Exception Details: System.TypeLoadException: Could not load type 'System.Web.UI.ScriptReferenceBase' from assembly 'System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35'
  
  Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.1433; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.1433
  

• very nice post. thanks a lot
  

• Thank you very much. Very clear insrtuctions
  

• Not a good example, has to work out more in ajax installation to VS or its dependencies...
  

• Nice.. Very Helpful ... Thanks..!!!
  

• Really superb work, Initially i was wondering how to use this zipped content and then the screenshots really helped me through.
  
  thanks again
  

• thanku for showing in screen shot. but i'm facing a problem i'm not able to drag the control's.even though i add the reference and build the solution can any one help me.,
  

• thanks .........it helped me lot
  

• Thanks a ton...very helpful :-)
  

• thanks a lot.....i was looking for those controls...thank q
  

• very simple and nice....
  

• thanks a lot...............really this is a super explanation...............:)
  

• i tried installing the toolkit .I aqm getting error as
  ajaxcontroltoolkit.dll is not a microsoft componenet
  
  can please please tell me how to go about it
  

• I really liked the article, and the very cool blog
  

• Tanks for help me :)
  

• hey ur detailed explanation helped me a lot.. thnx a ton... \m/
  

• Its really helpful. Nice post Thx
  
  

• Easy to follow and easy to do...but it doesn't work!!!
  The webconfig file is never touched and you need to spend hours searching google to get fixes, none of which wotk either.
  

• Try this link:
  
  http://www.asp.net/ajaxlibrary/act.ashx
  

• excellent post...........
  

• very thanks
  
  

• perfect site, thanks
  
  

• Thank you very much Indeed.
  
  

• Thanks a lot
  
  

• thank you very much
  
  

• when i compile i get extra folders in my bin folder which i don't need
  
  

• i add ajax toolkit for my asp.net page after reopen my asp.net application ajax toolkit not available i need solution for that ,...........
  i want to add permanently ajax toolkit in my asp.net toolbox pls give solution for this problem
  

• thanx for ur valuable help to instal ajaxcontrol toolkit
  

• hi thanx
  added toolkit to webdeveloper
  it help me alot