Microsoft Windows Vista rc1 + ArcGIS 9.1

So over the last few weeks I have been talking about running ArcGIS 9.1 on a VM’s and also talking about Microsoft Windows Vista rc1.

Well the other day I finally got around to installing ArcGIS 9.1 on a Windows Vista rc1 VM. So how did it all go? Well firstly I was using ArcEditor single use, so no licence manager. Surprisingly the install was flawless. I had no problems. If you have used Windows Vista before then you will be aware of the UAC. Just something to note.

Otherwise everything so far seems to work fine. It’s running quite well actually

Just to note ESRI’s official answer of Windows Vista support can be found on my posting here: http://se7en.co.nz/cms/scrappad/archive/2006/08/24/2844.aspx

Microsoft Windows Vista was meant to have been RTM’d this week but it’s been pushed back for a little while longer. I can’t wait!

I’m going to get around to trying to install other things like ArcGIS Server 9.1 on Windows Vista. ArcGIS Server makes quite a few more changes especially on the DCOM and security side of things. Since Windows Vista is pretty locked down I’ll be interested to see how it handles this. Will post an update once I have done this.