ArcGIS Explorer SDK for the Microsoft .NET Framework Installation Guide


Minimum system requirements
ArcGIS Explorer Software Developer Kit for the Microsoft .NET Framework is supported on the following operating systems:
• Windows 2000, Service Pack 3 or higher
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows XP
Administrative privileges are required to install ArcGIS Explorer SDK.

NOTE: An installation of ArcGIS Explorer performed by a user with administrative privileges is required to install ArcGIS Explorer SDK.
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition, or Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition is required to install ArcGIS Explorer SDK.
ArcGIS Explorer SDK can be installed with other ESRI products on your machine, regardless of the product version.

How to install ArcGIS Explorer SDK silently

Requirements
Run this command from the command line to install ArcGIS Explorer for anyone who uses this computer. This example will install ArcGIS Explorer to C:\ESRI
• Windows Installer 3.1 must be installed and running on your machine prior to running the ArcGIS Explorer SDK setup silently. The Windows Installer software package, Instmsi3.exe, can be found in the Web download as well as on the ArcGIS Explorer SDK media.

How to perform a typical installation of ArcGIS Explorer SDK silently
Run this command from the command line to perform a typical installation of ArcGIS Explorer SDK. A typical installation will install all features.
Msiexec /I <setup location>\setup.msi /qb

Note:
The INSTALLDIR command line parameter can be used to change the installation location. If INSTALLDIR is not used, ArcGIS Explorer SDK will be installed to the default installation location. The default installation location is C:\Program Files\ArcGIS Explorer.
Msiexec /I <setup location>\setup.msi INSTALLDIR=C:\ESRI /qb

How to perform a custom installation of ArcGIS Explorer SDK silently
Run this command from the command line to perform a custom installation of ArcGIS Explorer SDK.
Msiexec /I <setup location>\setup.msi /qb ADDLOCAL=<feature1>,<feature2>,....

ADDLOCAL feature (each feature name must be specified)
Documentation Component and conceptual help for ArcGIS Explorer, integrated into Visual Studio 2005.
Samples Project source code demonstrating example custom tasks for ArcGIS Explorer.
Tools Tools to help your development with the ArcGIS Explorer .NET API.
VS2005 The Visual Studio 2005 Integration Framework feature contains additional commands, wizards and templates for using the E2API classes in Visual Studio 2005.
VB_Express The Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition Integration Framework feature contains additional commands, wizards and templates for using the E2API classes in Visual Basic Express.
VCS_Express The Visual C# 2005 Express Edition Integration Framework feature contains additional commands, wizards and templates for using the E2API classes in Visual C# Express.

Note:
The command line property, ADDLOCAL, and feature names are case sensitive.

How to perform an uninstallation of ArcGIS Explorer SDK silently

To uninstall ArcGIS Explorer SDK silently, run the following command from the command line:
Msiexec /X {0F6F80D6-03DD-4236-A97B-D97695FA79FC} /qb