Installing Feature Analyst 4.1 for ArcGIS

Feature Analyst® 4.1 for ArcGIS® requires Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 in order to install successfully, and in some cases Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 is also required. Before installing Feature Analyst 4.1 on your computer, please check to see if you have Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 installed.

Steps 1, 2, and 3 below describe the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 installation procedure and the Feature Analyst 4.1 installation procedure. Steps 4 through 7 describe additional steps that may be necessary in order to make Feature Analyst 4.1 available as an option in the ArcMap list of extensions.

1. Verify that Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 is installed.

• Click the “Start” button and select “Control Panel.”
• Double-click on “Add or Remove Programs.”
• If “Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0” is already installed on your computer, skip to step 3 below.
• If you do not see “Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0” in the list of programs, proceed to step 2 below. 

2. Go to the Microsoft web site.

• Browse to the downloads page, and download “Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86).”
• Install .NET 2.0 on your machine.
• Proceed to step 3 below.

3. Download and install Feature Analyst 4.1

• Download Feature Analyst 4.1 from the Visual Learning Systems web site.
• Unzip the zip file, and run “setup.exe”.
• After the installation of Feature Analyst 4.1 is complete, start ArcMap and look under “Tools >> Extensions.” If Feature Analyst is listed as an extension, place a check mark in the extension box and close the extension window. Turn on the Feature Analyst 4.1 toolbar under ArcMap’s “View >>Toolbars” menu. You are now finished with the installation.
• If Feature Analyst 4.1 is not listed as an extension, please proceed to step 4. 

4. Verify that Microsoft Framework .NET 1.1 is installed (Note: this step and the following steps are necessary to update ArcGIS ArcObjects.NET API so that the Feature Analyst extension becomes available in ArcMap’s list of extensions).

• Open the Control Panel.
• Double-click on “Add or Remove Programs.”
• If “Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1” is already installed on your computer, skip to step 6 below.
• If you do not see “Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1” in the list of programs, proceed to step 5 below. 

5. Go to the Microsoft web site.

• Browse to the downloads page, and download “Microsoft .NET Framework Version 1.1 Redistributable Package.”
• Install .NET 1.1 on your machine.

6. Check to see if ArcGIS ArcObjects.NET API is installed.

• Open the Control Panel.
• Open the Add/Remove Programs Admin.
• Select the "ArcGIS Desktop" program entry.
• Click "Change."
• Locate the ArcGIS Desktop setup disc (this may not be necessary if the disk is already in the CD drive or if you installed from a network location).
• Select the "Modify" option in the application maintenance screen.
• Click "Next."
• In the "Features to install" tree, look under the "Application" node. There should be a sub-node labeled: ".NET Support". If there IS a red X icon next to it, then the ArcObjects.NET API has not been installed. In this case, go to step 7.
• If there IS NOT a red X, then the ArcObjects.NET API has already been installed and there is another issue with your computer. In this case, you should contact Visual Learning Systems technical support at our toll-free number: 1-866-968-7857, extension 291.

7. Add the ArcObjects.NET API feature to ArcGIS.

• Click the drop-down icon next to the ".NET Support" feature.
• Select the "Will be installed on the local hard drive" option.
• Click "Next."
• Click "Next" on the "Ready to Modify Application" page.
• Click "Finish" on the "Successfully installed" page.
• The Feature Analyst extension should now be available in the ArcMap extension list under “Tools >> Extensions.