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Before Using ImageGear .NET

To avoid additional security warnings when working with product files, unblock the product ZIP folder before extracting it. To do so, select the Unblock button on the properties page of the ZIP folder and click OK.
Make sure that your system complies with the requirements detailed in the System Requirements section.
If you plan on using the ASP.NET samples, first read the Configuring ASP.NET" section.

Unpacking ImageGear

To unpack ImageGear, perform the following steps:

Download the ImageGear .NET zip file (x86 or x64) from the Accusoft website and extract the zip file to any folder you like - this folder will be referred to as $INSTALLDIR.
Open $INSTALLDIR\Documentation\SoftwareLicense.pdf. Carefully read the information contained in the License Agreement form before making a decision to accept the terms of the agreement. If you accept the terms of the agreement, you may begin using ImageGear.

Once extracted, the ImageGear installation zip file has the following directory structure:

Directory	Description
$INSTALLDIR\Bin\x86	32-bit assemblies and dependencies. Compiled sample binaries. (Only present in the x86 version.)
$INSTALLDIR\Bin\x64	64-bit assemblies and dependencies. Compiled sample binaries. (Only present in the x64 version.)
$INSTALLDIR\Documentation	Software License Agreement.
$INSTALLDIR\Licensing\Deployment	Deployment utility files.
$INSTALLDIR\Licensing\LicenseManager	Accusoft License Manager.
$INSTALLDIR\Samples	Sample source code.
$INSTALLDIR\SchemaDefinitions	XML schema definition for ART annotations.

Now you can complete one of our step-by-step tutorials to create an ImageGear project or you can explore our robust collection of code samples.