topic Installing ArcGIS Explorer Desktop in Windows 7 in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/installing-arcgis-explorer-desktop-in-windows-7/m-p/532550#M3268 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Got a brand new Windows 7 64 bit machine for my mapping. Wanted to download ArcGIS Explorer Desktop but it requires downloading of Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1. Went to the Microsoft website and it turns out that that does not download on anything higher than Windows XP. Framework 4 does, but does not have the components of 3.5. Sooooo since ArcGIS Explorer desktop supposedly works in Windows 7 64 bit, how exactly do I make it install????</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:31:40 GMT SusanneKynast 2012-04-05T23:31:40Z Installing ArcGIS Explorer Desktop in Windows 7 https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/installing-arcgis-explorer-desktop-in-windows-7/m-p/532550#M3268 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Got a brand new Windows 7 64 bit machine for my mapping. Wanted to download ArcGIS Explorer Desktop but it requires downloading of Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1. Went to the Microsoft website and it turns out that that does not download on anything higher than Windows XP. Framework 4 does, but does not have the components of 3.5. Sooooo since ArcGIS Explorer desktop supposedly works in Windows 7 64 bit, how exactly do I make it install????</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:31:40 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/installing-arcgis-explorer-desktop-in-windows-7/m-p/532550#M3268 SusanneKynast 2012-04-05T23:31:40Z Re: Installing ArcGIS Explorer Desktop in Windows 7 https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/installing-arcgis-explorer-desktop-in-windows-7/m-p/532551#M3269 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Windows 7 includes the .NET Framework 3.5.1 as an OS component, including SP1 if I remember correctly.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>You can try the verification tool found here: </SPAN><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2008/10/13/8999004.aspx"><BR />'&gt;http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2008/10/13/8999004.aspx<BR /></A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I believe that the ArcGIS Explorer Desktop installer will let you know if you don't meet the minimum requirements. With Windows 7, you should be fine to install it.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:37:28 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/installing-arcgis-explorer-desktop-in-windows-7/m-p/532551#M3269 GregoryRoss 2012-04-06T10:37:28Z Re: Installing ArcGIS Explorer Desktop in Windows 7 https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/installing-arcgis-explorer-desktop-in-windows-7/m-p/532552#M3270 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>It worked!!!! Awesome!! Thank you so much!!!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:13:17 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/installing-arcgis-explorer-desktop-in-windows-7/m-p/532552#M3270 SusanneKynast 2012-04-06T14:13:17Z