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      Lightning NexGen Installation Guide

      Learn how to quickly get going with the Lightning NextGen.

      ArcGIS Pro will manage the installation for the most part of third-party tools, like Lightning NexGen.  ArcGIS Pro has a default location that it will install tools to, and will only look at this location to load third-party tools.  If your company IT policy restricts installing applications on the C drive, skip down to the Alternate Installation Path section.

      1. Download the Lightning Next Gen Installer zip file.

      2. Right click on the zip file and Extract the contents.

      3. Right click on the LightningNextGenInstaller.exe and select "Run as Administrator".


      4. Check “I agree to the terms and conditions above”.

      5. Click the Update / Install button.

      6. The ESRI ArcGIS Configuration Installation Utility will pop up.  Click “Install Configuration.”

      7. Click the Update / Install button.

      8. When the installation completes, click "OK".

      9. To add a shortcut icon to your Desktop, click the "Create Lightning NextGen Shortcut" button.  This is recommended.

      You will see the icon (bottom-right) on your desktop.  You can move it or pin it to your taskbar, but you will want to use this shortcut to start Lightning NextGen.



      Install to an Alternate Installation Path

      1. Create a folder where you would like Lightning NexGen installed.  This will be referred to as the installation location throughout the rest of this guide.
      2. Place the LightningNexGen.proconfigX file in this location.
      3. Right click on the LightningNexGen.proconfigX file and click the Unblock button.
      4. Open ArcGIS Pro.
      5. Under Projects, go to the Add-In Manager.
      6. Under Options, click Add.
      7. Select the installation location that you created previously.
      8. Set the options to Load All.
      9. Close ArcGIS Pro.
      10. Open REGEDIT.
      11. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ESRI\ArcGISPro\Settings
      12. Create a New String Value.
      13. Name the new row ConfigurationFolder.
      14. Open the new row and paste the path of the installation location.
      15. Double click on the Lightning NexGen shortcut.