Action

To install ESRI ArcGIS Desktop Standard software on your computer, follow the steps below.

Instructions

1. Prepare to install ArcGIS Desktop
   1. Download ArcGIS Desktop installation Files here

   2. Download the ESRI Activation file: ArcGISDesktopStandard_SingleUse.prvc

2. Install ArcGIS Desktop
   1. Open the .EXE file downloaded from step 1.a. and choose to extract the contents.

   2. Choose to start the installation after the files have been extracted.

      If you miss this, you can manually launch the setup program by navigating to setup.exe in your downloads folder.

   3. Proceed through the installation prompts.

      ArcGIS Desktop requires Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (x86) minimum version 14.22.27821. If this is not already installed, setup.exe will install it before setup.msi is launched. To run Setup.msi (without running setup.exe) the redistributable must already be installed. You can verify that your computer meets the system requirements for ArcGIS.

   4. During the installation, read the license agreement and accept it, or exit if you do not agree with the terms.
   5. The setup program provides an option for a Complete installation, which installs the applications, style files, templates, and optionally licensed extensions. The Custom installation option allows you to choose specific installation components.
      
      
      
   6. The installation location will be identified in this dialog box or in the custom dialog box, if a custom option was selected. An upgrade will not allow you to select or change the installation location. The parent location of an upgrade installation is retained and the software is installed to <parent folder>\Desktop<version number>. For example, if ArcGIS 10.3 for Desktop was installed to D:\MyGIS\ArcGIS\Desktop10.3, the 10.8.1 installation folder will be D:\MyGIS\ArcGIS\Desktop10.8. If you need to install to a different location, manually remove your existing installation before starting the 10.8.1 installation.
      
      
   7. If Python is selected for installation, you must choose the installation location or select the default. The previous Python installation location will also be retained during the upgrade. See Python requirements for more information
      
      
      
      
   8. When the setup is complete the ArcGIS Administrator Wizard is displayed, allowing you to configure a Concurrent or Single Use authorization. Refer to The ArcGIS Administrator for details.
      
      

3. Authorizing your software
   After the installation is complete, the ArcGIS Administrator Wizard is displayed. The ArcGIS Administrator assists you in configuring ArcGIS Desktop.

   You can also start this wizard to select or change a product at a later time by the ArcGIS Administrator from Start > ArcGIS > ArcGIS Administrator

   1. Select "Advanced Single Use" and click "Authorize Now" to launch the Software Authorization Wizard. The wizard will take you through the online authorization process.

      If the window below does not open, but just the ArcGIS Administrator, select Desktop on the left and click the Authorize Now... button to open it.

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   2. Upon opening the Software Authorization Wizard, you will select: "I have received an authorization file from Esri and am now ready to finish the authorization process". You will then browse and select the .prvc authorization file downloaded in the previous steps.  Click Next.
      
      
      
   3. Select "Authorize ESRI now using the Internet", click Next.
      
      
      
   4. Provide your contact information and details in the next two dialog boxes (this information will be automatically populated from the file). Click Next.
      
      
      
   5. Enter your ArcGIS Desktop authorization code starting with ESU or EVA, followed by the remaining nine digits (this information will be automatically populated). Click Next.
      
      
      
   6. Next, you will have the option to authorize any extensions, click Next.
      
      
      
   7. In this step you may choose to evaluate any extensions for which you have not provided an authorization code in the previous step. Click Next.
      
      
      
   8. Click Finish.