ArcGIS 10.0 System Requirements - ArcReader 10 System Requirements

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Supported Operating Systems

Supported Operating Systems	Minimum Version	Maximum Version
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4 (32 bit and 64 bit)	Update 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 (32 bit and 64 bit)	Base
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32 bit and 64 bit)	SP2 of higher
Sun Solaris 10 (64 bit [SPARC])	Maintenanace Update 4 (8/07)
Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (32 bit and 64 bit [EM64T])	SP2	SP2
Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services	SP2	SP2
Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (32 bit and 64 bit [EM64T])	SP2	SP2
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (64 bit [EM64T])		SP1*
Windows 2008 R2 Server with Citrix XenApp 6 **	SP1*	SP1*
Windows 7 Ultimate, Enterprise, 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

*Support begins at ArcGIS 10 service pack 2.

**Esri has certified ArcGIS 10 SP2 as a hosted application with Citrix XenApp 6 and Windows 2008 R2 using the Citrix ICA Online Plug-in for Windows 12.1. Please note, ArcGlobe/ArcScene, and any other 3D application generally will not work over Remote Desktop or other Windows Terminal Services clients, because they do not support 3D graphics acceleration. Also note that Esri does not recommend running virtualized XenApp servers to host ArcGIS Desktop applications due to performance bottlenecks encountered with multiple layers of virtualization.

Hardware Requirements

CPU Speed	2.2 GHz minimum; Hyper-threading (HHT) or Multi-core recommended
Processor	Windows/Linux: Intel Pentium 4, Intel Core Duo, or Xeon Processors; SSE2 minimum On Windows: Run this Microsoft utility from your Windows command prompt to check your processor. See Dual or dual-core support policy. Solaris: UltraSPARC II, IIi, IIe minimum
Memory/RAM	2 GB minimum
Display Properties	24-bit color depth
Screen Resolution	1024 x 768 recommended minimum at normal size (96 dpi)
Swap Space	Determined by the operating system; 500 MB minimum.
Disk Space	Windows: 577 MB Linux/Solaris: 1.4 GB ArcReader will create cache files when used; additional disk space may be required.
Video/Graphics Adapter	Check your computer's ability to run ArcGIS 64 MB RAM minimum, 256 MB RAM or higher recommended. NVIDIA, ATI, and Intel chipsets supported. 24 bit capable graphics accelerator Windows: OpenGL version 2.0 runtime minimum is required, and Shader Model 3.0 minimum is recommended. Linux: OpenGL version 2.0 runtime minimum is required, and Shader Model 3.0 minimum is recommended. Solaris: Sun OpenGL 1.5 patch 120812-31. XVR-500 minimum graphics card required for 3D support. Be sure to use the latest available driver.
User Interface	Linux: X Windows with Gnome or KDE Desktop Environment is required. Solaris: X Windows with a Desktop Environment is required. Note: CDE on Solaris 10 has been deprecated. The Java Desktop Environment (based on Gnome) meets this requirement.

Software Requirements

Microsoft .NET Framework Requirement	Windows: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 must be installed prior to installing ArcReader for Windows.
Browser Requirement	Windows: ArcReader requires 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 ArcReader. Linux/Solaris: ArcReader requires a minimum installation of the latest version of Firefox or Mozilla. If you do not have an installation of Firefox or Mozilla, it is recommended you obtain and install it prior to installing ArcReader.
Microsoft WinHelp Patch	Windows 7 and Windows Vista: The following Microsoft patch is recommended, but not required, when using ArcGIS Desktop, ArcInfo Workstation, ArcGIS Engine, or ArcReader on Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7. ArcGIS Desktop, ArcInfo Workstation, ArcGIS Engine, and ArcReader provide pop-up context sensitive help topics for tools, commands, and dialog boxes delivered using WinHlp32. WinHlp32 will not function on Windows 7 and Windows Vista without this patch. Here is Microsoft Knowledge Base article 917607 about this patch, which also contains links so you can download the patch. If you access pop-up context sensitive help without this patch being present, you will get a message from Windows prompting you to download the patch. For best usability, we recommend installing the patch at the time you install ArcGIS. For additional information, please refer to Esri Knowledge Base article 32530.
Printer Support	Windows: 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: 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. For more information on supported printers please refer to the following Knowledge Base FAQ: What printers are supported by ArcGIS Desktop? Linux/Solaris: ArcGIS products do not currently support printing when running on Linux/Solaris operating systems.

Operating System Limitations

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