ArcGIS Explorer - ArcGIS 9.3/9.3.1 System Requirements

ArcGIS Explorer 500 System Requirements

Supported Operating System	Minimum Version	Maximum Version	Limitations
Windows 2000 (32-bit) Professional	SP3	SP4	Not Applicable
Windows 2003 (32-bit) Server Standard, Enterprise & Datacenter	SP1	SP2	Not Applicable
Windows Vista (32-bit) Ultimate, Enterprise, Business, Home Premium	SP1	SP1	Not Applicable
Windows XP (32-bit) Professional Edition	SP2	SP3	Windows XP SP2 Limitations

	ArcGIS Explorer
CPU Speed	1.6 GHz recommended or higher
Processor	Intel Core Duo, Pentium 4 or Xeon Processors
Memory/RAM	1 GB minimum, 2 GB recommended 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	64 MB ArcGIS Explorer 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 32 MB of video memory, however 64 MB of video memory or higher is recommended. The following graphic cards and driver combinations were tested on Windows Vista SP1: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX - 7.15.11.6371 - 9/17/2007 NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT - 7.15.11.6369 - 9/11/2007 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M - 7.15.11.5669 - 10/04/2007 NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 - 7.15.11.6961 - 1/15/2008 NVIDIA Quadro FX 360M - 7.15.11.7431 - 2/22/2008

.NET Framework 2.0 Requirement
Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 4.0 Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer Requirement:
- Some features of ArcGIS Explorer require a minimum installation of Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 6.0 or 7.0. If you do not have an installation of Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 6.0/7.0, you must obtain and install it prior to installing ArcGIS Explorer.

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

SDK	Supported IDE	Requirements
ArcGIS Explorer SDK for the Microsoft .NET Framework	Visual Studio 2005 Visual Basic Express Visual Studio 2005 Visual C# Express Visual Studio 2005 (C#, VB.NET) Standard, Professional (NOTE: For Vista, Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 with Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Update for Windows Vista is required.) Visual Studio 2008 Visual Basic Express Visual Studio 2008 Visual C# Express Visual Studio 2008 (C#, VB.NET) Standard, Professional	ArcGIS Explorer is required to install ArcGIS Explorer SDK for the Microsoft .NET Framework. ArcGIS Explorer must be installed with Administrative Privileges for All Users for correct SDK installation.

Internet Information Services (IIS) - required for the ArcGIS Explorer Home Setup
If you are not using IIS and are an ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform user, obtain the newly updated ArcGIS Explorer Home Server files. See the ArcGIS Explorer download page for more information.

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