ArcGIS Explorer (Build 1750) +------------------------------------------------------------------ ArcGIS Explorer Desktop ArcGISExplorerDownload.exe This ArcGIS Explorer Desktop setup is intended for users who have administrator access on their computers, or are using other ArcGIS products. The ArcGIS product versions supported with ArcGIS Explorer Desktop are ArcGIS 9.3, 9.3.1 and 10. If you have ArcIMS, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Image Server or ArcGIS Server Image extension on your machine, halt these programs and services before installing ArcGIS Explorer Desktop. See the ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Installation Guide for additional details. +------------------------------------------------------------------ ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Current User ArcGISExplorerCurrentUserDownload.exe The ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Current User setup is intended for users who do not have administrator access on their computers and do not have any other ArcGIS products installed. This setup allows non-administrator users to install ArcGIS Explorer Desktop, but cannot be used to install ArcGIS Explorer Desktop on the same computer as other ArcGIS Products. See the ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Current User Installation Guide for more information. +------------------------------------------------------------------ ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK ArcGISExplorerSDKDownload.exe Allows to develop custom Add-ins. +------------------------------------------------------------------ Data Access Expansion Pack ArcGISExplorerCurrentUserDataAccessDownload.exe ArcGISExplorerDataAccessDownload.exe Expands geodatabase functionality by allowing direct connections to multi-user geodatabases. For support information see the Product Compatibility Matrix for Clients and Servers of ArcSDE technology in ArcGIS Server. +------------------------------------------------------------------ Fonts Expansion Pack ArcGISExplorerFontsDownload.EXE Adds more ESRI fonts for use with ArcGIS Explorer Desktop. ESRI fonts are used when displaying ArcGIS Layer files and Layer packages. +------------------------------------------------------------------ Projection Engine Expansion Pack ArcGISExplorerCurrentUserProjectionEngineDownload.exe ArcGISExplorerProjectionEngineDownload.exe Adds more projections and geotransformations for use with ArcGIS Explorer Desktop. +------------------------------------------------------------------ Local Help arcgisexplorer_help_en.zip ArcGIS Explorer Desktop uses a Web-based help system. If you are connected to the internet, you do not need local help files. If you are behind a firewall or disconnected from the internet, you can download this compressed file containing local help files. Note: There has been no change to the local help since ArcGIS Explorer Desktop build 1700. +------------------------------------------------------------------ Uninstall any previously installed builds of ArcGIS Explorer Desktop, ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Current User, ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK for the Microsoft .NET Framework and ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Expansion Packs. +------------------------------------------------------------------ Getting Ready to Use ArcGIS Explorer Desktop System Requirements. Supported Operating System Minimum OS Version Maximum OS Version Windows 2003 Server Standard, Enterprise & Datacenter (32-bit and 64-bit (EM64T)) SP2 SP2 Windows 2008 Server Standard, Enterprise & Datacenter (32-bit and 64-bit (EM64T)) SP2 Windows 2008 R2 Server Standard, Enterprise & Datacenter (64-bit (EM64T)) SP1 Windows 7 Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium (32-bit and 64-bit (EM64T)) SP1 Windows Vista Ultimate, Enterprise, Business, Home Premium (32-bit and 64-bit (EM64T)) SP2 SP2 Windows XP Professional Edition, Home Edition (32-bit) SP3 SP3 Windows XP Professional Edition, Home Edition (64-bit (EM64T)) SP2 SP2 Software Requirements Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 or equivalent must be installed prior to installing ArcGIS Explorer Desktop. Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 4.0 Service Pack 2 must be installed prior to installing ArcGIS Explorer Desktop. Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 7.0 or 8.0 must be installed prior to installing ArcGIS Explorer Desktop. Hardware Requirements ArcGIS Explorer Desktop CPU Speed 2.2 GHz recommended or higher; Hyper-threading (HHT) or Multi-core recommended Processor Intel Pentium 4, Intel Core Duo, or Xeon Processors; SSE2 (or greater) Memory/RAM 2 GB or higher Display Properties 24 bit color depth Screen Resolution 1024 x 768 recommended or higher at normal size (96dpi) Swap Space Determined by the operating system, 500 MB minimum Disk Space 198 MB ArcGIS Explorer Desktop will create cache files when used, additional disk space may be required. Bandwidth Connection Speed Minimum 380 Kbps, 1500 Kbps recommended or higher Video/Graphics Adapter 24-bit capable graphics accelerator An OpenGL 2.0 or higher compliant video card is required, with at least 64 MB video memory, however 256 MB of video memory or higher is recommended. Shader Model 3.0 or higher is recommended. Developer (SDK) Requirements Supported IDE 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 Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Visual C# Express Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (C#, VB.NET) Professional, Premium, Ultimate Edition 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.