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System Requirements

ArcGIS Desktop System Requirements

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  • ArcGIS Explorer Desktop 3400 system requirements

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ArcGIS Explorer Desktop 3400 system requirements

  • Supported operating systems
  • Software requirements
  • Hardware requirements
  • SDK requirements

For more information about earlier versions, visit the ArcGIS Explorer Desktop community site.

Note:

ArcGIS Explorer Desktop can be installed with other Esri products on your machine.

Supported operating systems

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Supported operating systems Latest update or service pack tested
Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise (32 bit and 64 bit [EM64T])

Anniversary Update

Windows 8.1 Pro and Enterprise (32 bit and 64 bit [EM64T])

Update: April 2017

Windows 7 Ultimate, Professional, and Enterprise (32 bit and 64 bit [EM64T])

SP1

Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter (64 bit [EM64T])

Update: April 2017

Windows Server 2012 Standard and Datacenter (64 bit [EM64T])

Update: April 2017

Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (64 bit [EM64T])

SP1

Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (32 bit and 64 bit [EM64T])

SP2

Note:

Windows 8 is no longer supported by Microsoft. Please upgrade to Windows 8.1 or higher.

Prior and future updates or service packs on these operating systems are supported unless otherwise stated. The operating system version and updates must also be supported by the operating system provider.

Software requirements

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 or equivalent must be installed prior to installing ArcGIS Explorer Desktop. If .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is not detected on your machine, the ArcGIS Explorer Desktop setup will not proceed. Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 must be installed manually to meet the requirement.

Microsoft Internet Explorer minimum 7.0 or 8.0 must be installed prior to installing ArcGIS Explorer Desktop. Internet Explorer 9, 10, and 11 are also supported.

Hardware requirements

Supported and Recommended

CPU speed

Intel Pentium 4, Intel Core Duo or Intel Xeon 2.2 GHz minimum; Hyper-threading (HHT) or Multi-core recommended.

Memory/RAM

Minimum: 2 GB

Display properties

24-bit color depth

Screen resolution

1024 x 768 recommended or higher at normal size (96 dpi)

Disk space

Minimum: 700 MB

ArcGIS Explorer Desktop creates cache files when used; additional disk space may be required.

Video/Graphics adapter

64 MB RAM minimum; 256 MB RAM or higher recommended. NVIDIA, ATI, and INTEL chipsets supported

24-bit capable graphics accelerator

OpenGL version 2.0 runtime or later is required, and Shader Model 3.0 or later is recommended.

Be sure to use the latest available driver from your video card vendor.

SDK requirements

The following integrated development environments (IDEs) are supported and recommended for use with ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK:

ArcGIS Explorer SDKSupported and Recommended IDEsSDK Requirements

ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK for the Microsoft .NET Framework

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Visual Basic Express

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Visual C# Express

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1 (C#, VB.NET) Standard, Professional

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Visual Basic Express, including Service Pack 1

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Visual C# Express, including Service Pack 1

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (C#, VB.NET) Professional, Premium, Ultimate Edition, including Service Pack 1

ArcGIS Explorer Desktop is required to install ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK for the Microsoft .NET Framework.

ArcGIS Explorer Desktop must be installed with administrative privileges for all users for correct SDK installation.

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1

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