I am currently taking a GIS course and while buying my laptop I made it very clear to the employee I needed it to run ArcGIS, so im 90% sure my hardware isn't the problem. I keep receiving this error message, though I already downloaded the .NET file and the setup launcher... am I missing something/where can I go irl to get help with this lol
You came to the right place but what is the error message Shaw?
Do you try to run Arcgis Pro? You can check your laptop's resources here : https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/get-started/arcgis-pro-system-requirements.htm
As previously mentioned, we would need an error message to really be able to help!
However, I am going to go out on a limb and guess that you are getting an error like this when you are installing it: ArcGIS Pro requires Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime (x64).
In which case you will need to install the latest Microsoft .NET Runtime: .NET Downloads (Linux, macOS, and Windows) (microsoft.com)
I hope this helps!