ArcGIS Explorer Desktop build 2500 System Requirements

Need information for earlier versions? Please visit the ArcGIS Explorer Desktop community site.

NoteNote:

ArcGIS Explorer Desktop can be installed along with other supported ArcGIS product versions: ArcGIS 9.3.1, ArcGIS 10, and ArcGIS 10.1.

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Supported operating systems

Software requirements

Hardware requirements

Developer (SDK) requirements

Supported operating systems

Supported Operating System

Minimum OS Version

Maximum OS Version

Windows 8 Basic, Professional and Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit [EM64T])

Windows 7 Ultimate, Professional Edition (32-bit and 64-bit (EM64T))

SP1

Windows Vista Ultimate, Enterprise, Business (32-bit and 64-bit (EM64T))

SP2

SP2

Windows XP Professional Edition (32-bit)

SP3

SP3

Windows XP Professional Edition (64-bit (EM64T))

SP2

SP2

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

Windows 2008 R2 Server Standard, Enterprise & Datacenter (64-bit (EM64T))

SP1

Windows 2008 Server Standard, Enterprise & Datacenter (32-bit and 64-bit (EM64T))

SP2

SP2

Windows 2003 Server Standard, Enterprise & Datacenter (32-bit and 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) 6.0 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.

Hardware requirements

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)

Run this Microsoft utility from your Windows command prompt to check your processor.

See multi-core or multi-CPU support policy.

Memory/RAM

2 GB or higher

Display Properties

24-bit color depth

Screen Resolution

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

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

Check your computer's ability to run ArcGIS Explorer Desktop

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.

Developer (SDK) requirements

Esri supports and recommends the following integrated development environments (IDE) for use with ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK:

SDK

Supported IDE

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.

6/22/2016