Getting started
First of all, you need some basic ASP.NET knowledge. If you don't already have this, then be sure to check out our great ASP.NET tutorial. It will get you started. Using ASP.NET AJAX gets a lot easier if you have a proper IDE, and we recommend Visual Web Developer 2005 Express, as described in our ASP.NET tutorial. You need to install ASP.NET AJAX on your computer as well. It can be downloaded from http://ajax.asp.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=47. If you have a previous version of ASP.NET AJAX or Atlas, then uninstall it first.
After you've installed the latest version, start up Visual Web Developer, and notice the new template when you select "New Web Site…", the "ASP.NET AJAX-Enabled Web Site". This tutorial is based on using this template, since it sets up a bunch of advanced stuff for you in the Web.config file.
Read on in the following chapters, where we will get you started with ASP.NET AJAX.
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