Hardware Requirements
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| ArcInfo, ArcView, ArcEditor | |
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| CPU Speed | 1.6 GHz recommended or higher |
| Processor | Intel Core Duo, Pentium 4 or Xeon Processors See Dual or dual-core support policy  |
| Memory/RAM | 1 GB minimum, 2 GB recommended or higher If using the ArcSDE Personal Edition for Microsoft SQL Server Express software, 2 GB of RAM is required. |
| 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 | 2.4 GB In addition, up to 50 MB of disk space maybe needed in the Windows System directory (typically C:\Windows\System32). You can view the disk space requirement for each of the 9.3 components in the Setup program. If using ArcGlobe (as part of 3D Analyst), additional disk space may be required. ArcGlobe will create cache files when used. |
| Video/Graphics Adapter | 24-bit capable graphics accelerator An OpenGL 1.3 or higher compliant video card is required, with at least 32 MB of video memory, however 64 MB of video memory or higher is recommended. |
| Networking Hardware | Simple TCP/IP, Network Card or Microsoft Loopback Adapter is required for the License Manager. |
| Media Player | DVD-ROM drive is required to install the application. |
Software Requirements 
- Internet Explorer Requirement:
- Some features of ArcGIS Desktop require a minimum installation of Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 7.0 or 8.0. If you do not have an installation of Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 7.0/8.0, you must obtain and install it prior to installing ArcGIS Desktop.
- Python Requirement for Geoprocessing:
Several ArcGIS geoprocessing tools, such as Multiple Ring Buffer, use the Python scripting language and require that Python is installed. If the ArcGIS Desktop, Engine or Server setups do not find Python 2.5.1 on the target computer, it will install Python 2.5.1 plus Numerical Python 1.0.3 during a typical or complete installation. You may choose a Custom installation to unselect the Python feature to avoid installing this feature. See the install guide for additional information concerning Python.
Printer Support
ArcGIS supports printing to any Microsoft certified Windows printer using the native driver in ArcGIS. Please note that some printer drivers do not support complex maps and the ArcPress printer driver or additional hardware may be needed for these complex maps.
- ESRI recommends the following configuration when printing large maps with the ArcPress printer drivers:
- Pagefile system size of 4096 MB is recommended. ArcPress depends on being able to acquire potentially large contiguous blocks of memory to process a map. The windows limit is 2048 MB and by having a pagefile.sys file of at least twice that size helps ensure that other applications running and using the pagefile system will not introduce an unexpected limit for the ArcPress printer driver.
- Pagefile system should be stored on a dedicated partition or, if possible, a dedicated drive. This will prevent the file from becoming fragmented and diminishing ArcPress's ability to acquire contiguous blocks of memory.
- If large complex maps do not print, then reboot the computer to ensure the pagefile system is cleared. If the pagefile system is not a dedicated drive or partition, make sure that drive does not need to be defragmented.
- Disk Space: at least 10 GB of free space is required on the drive where %TEMP% is located, as potentially large temporary files will be written there while ArcPress is processing a map for printing.
Developer Solutions (SDK) Requirements
| ArcGIS Desktop SDK | Supported and Recommended IDE(s) | Requirements |
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| ArcGIS VBA Resources for Developers |
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| ArcGIS Desktop SDK for Visual Basic 6 |
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| ArcGIS Desktop SDK for Visual C++ |
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.NET Framework 2.0 Requirement |
| ArcGIS Desktop SDK for the Microsoft .NET Framework |
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.NET Framework 2.0 Requirement |
Related ESRI Materials
- ESRI Supported Environment Policy
- System Design Strategies: Recommended platform sizing and system configuration strategies are provided in the System Design Strategies technical reference document available at: System Design Strategies