The Prerequisites for Bentley Desktop Applications v8.11.07.03 is a required software bundle for installing Bentley V8i (SELECTseries 2) applications, including essential components like Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, DirectX 9c, and Visual Basic for Applications. The bundle supports Windows 7, Vista, and XP with minimum requirements of 2 GB RAM and a 3.0 GHz Pentium 4 processor, and must be installed prior to the main application. For full details on system requirements, see the documentation at Bentley Docs Bentley Systems Requirements - Bentley Product Documentation
Internet Explorer: Minimum version 6.0 with 128-bit cipher strength. Installation Procedure prerequisites for bentley desktop applications v8 11 07 03
Supported OS (64-bit only):
| Area | Requirement |
|------|--------------|
| Windows User Account | Local Administrator rights (not just standard user + UAC). The installer writes to C:\Program Files\Bentley, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, and C:\ProgramData\ |
| Antivirus Exclusions | Exclude %ProgramFiles%\Bentley\, %LocalAppData%\Bentley\, %AppData%\Bentley\. Real-time scanning of .dgn, .cel, and .rsc files degrades performance significantly. |
| Power Settings | High performance mode (disable USB selective suspend, PCI Express link state power management) |
| Virtual Memory | System-managed page file, but at least 1.5x physical RAM if using <32 GB |
| Temp Space | Minimum 10 GB free on %TEMP% drive for extraction and SQLite temporary databases | The Prerequisites for Bentley Desktop Applications v8
Additional Requirements
Internet Explorer: Even if you don't use it as your browser, IE 8.0 or later with 128-bit cipher strength is required for certain internal help features. Prerequisites For Bentley Desktop Applications V8 11 07 03 CPU: Quad-core 2
Microsoft XML Parser (MSXML) 6 SP1: Essential for handling data structures within the CAD environment.