Install ArcView 3.2 and extensions from original disks

Question

I see someone mentioned copying the c:\esri folder and pasting in/on Windows 7 64 bit. Sounds easy enough; however, I thought the installation process partly consisted of putting certain files in certain places in order for the whole thing to work? Oddly enough, I work as a GIS Specialist and know little about the computer. My oversight, excuse me.

So, I have to be led by the nose (really good and thorough intructions).

Could I really just copy my ESRI folder on my xp machine to an external drive and then transfer it to my new machine?

Otherwise, can I use my original installation disks?

Thanks in advance for the education

John

I have copied simple .exe files between different computers successfully. The question usually isn't if you can copy the program. The question is if the licensing will allow it to run. It is definitely worth a try. — jvangeld, Apr 12 '11 at 00:17

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 08 '12 at 23:29

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The short answer:

On Windows XP machine, copy AV_GIS30 folder from C:\ESRI\AV_GIS30 and paste to Windows 7 machine C:\ESRI for C:\ESRI\AV_GIS30

On Windows XP machine, copy ESRI folder from C:\Program Files\Common Files\ESRI and paste into Windows 7 machine C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files for C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ESRI. This is where the mtch.dll needs to be.

edited Nov 08 '12 at 23:29

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answered Oct 22 '11 at 21:57

John

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