1. Introduction

  2.  Introduction to installing and configuring ArcGIS Desktop
  3.  Minimum System requirements
  4.  Python Requirement
  5.  Questions, feedback, and information
  6. Preparing to install

  7.  Authorizing your Software
  8.  Existing ArcGIS Desktop users
  9. The license manager

  10.  Installing the license manager
  11.  About the license manager
  12. Installing ArcGIS Desktop

  13.  Installation overview
  14.  Installing ArcGIS Desktop on your computer
  15.  Authorizing your software
  16.  The ArcGIS Administrator
  17.  Installing a localized ArcGIS Desktop setup
  18.  Installing ArcGIS Desktop on a network server
  19.  Installing ArcGIS Desktop from a network server
  20.  Installing ArcGIS Desktop silently
  21. Adding additional installation components

  22.  Adding additional installation features
  23.  Adding tutorial data
  24.  Installing ArcGIS Desktop Developer Resources
  25.  Installing the ArcGIS extensions
  26.  Uninstalling ArcGIS Desktop
  27.  Copyright information

Minimum System requirements

Your computer must meet these minimum system requirements to install ArcGIS Desktop. For additional and updated requirements, see the System requirements page.

Visual Studio C++ 2017 Redistributable Requirement

ArcGIS Desktop requires Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable (x86) Update 5. If the Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable is not already installed, running setup.exe will install it before setup.msi is launched. Setup.msi will not install if Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable (x86) Update 5 is not already installed.

.NET Support

ArcGIS Desktop requires Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.5. If .NET Framework 4.5 is not detected on your machine, the ArcGIS Desktop setup will not proceed.