Installing ArcGIS 9.3.1 On Microsoft Windows 7 Or Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

Now that Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 have been released, a few users have been wondering about installation issues on these platforms.

To date, I have yet to find any. Over the last few weeks I have installed ArcGIS 9.3.1, ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 on numerous Windows 7 laptops as well as servers running Windows Server 2008 R2. This includes Windows Server 2008 R2 running under Hyper-V Core as well.

I have found that many users do not follow the pre-requisite installation instructions before installing ArcGIS Server 9.3.1. If you are going to install ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 on Windows 7 then please follow these instructions: http://resources.esri.com/help/… If you are installing onto Windows Server 2008 R2 then follow these instructions: http://resources.esri.com/help/…

As far as using ArcGIS Server 9.3.1, you might come across a few minor issues. My post here covers one problem you might experience when trying to use ArcGIS Server 9.3.1: http://geo.geek.nz/esri/…

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