ArcReader changed?

[S_Gehr]

I am a little bit confused because I am pretty sure that I have used ArcReader in the past to view shapefiles (esp. their attributes) without having a GIS installed.
Obviously the ArcReader I have installed on my PC can only use pmf-files.
Am I dreaming or has the software been changed?
Is there a free-shapefile-viewer (no wms) available on the internet?

[JosefGasch]

Hi Joe,

I think you have used ArcGis Explorer.

[BradFindlay]

Joe,

Perhaps you were thinking of ArcExplorer (different than ArcGIS Explorer). You can still download it but it is no longer supported and was superceeded by ArcGIS Explorer. Both read shapefiles I believe. I know the names are pretty similar so it can be confusing...

http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/explorer/arcexplorer.html

Good luck,
Brad