No. The purpose of the ArcGIS for Home Use program is to allow ArcGIS users the opportunity to increase their ArcGIS skills, conduct research on a personal project, or give back to society by putting their mapping expertise to work for the benefit of a local organization or a favorite charity.

Yes. As long as it is used for non-commercial purposes, anyone can qualify for the ArcGIS for Home Use Program.

Only Installation Support is available with this program. This means that you may contact Technical Support within the first 90 days for help with installing the software if needed.

No. if you would like to get a new version of the software you will need to purchase another 12-term license for that version.

ArcGIS for Home Use is available as a download.

The complete list of supported operating systems can be found on the ArcGIS Desktop 10 System Requirements page.

Yes.

For ArcGIS Desktop, see the ArcGIS Desktop Resource Center.

Yes. You need to authorize ArcGIS 10 software with Esri before you can begin using it. You can authorize via the Esri Web site or e-mail.

No. If you already have a previous version of ArcGIS installed on your computer, you must uninstall it before installing ArcGIS 10. This includes any version of ArcGIS Desktop (ArcView, ArcEditor, ArcInfo) and ArcGIS Server. The only exception is ArcGIS Explorer.

Yes. See the ArcGIS tutorials topic in the ArcGIS Desktop 10 help online.

The main gateway to ArcGIS 10 Online Help is on the ArcGIS Resource Center.