Google Earth 2007 and Vista - Bad Install

[Guest PaulC]

Each time I try to open Google Earth after I download it, it just hangs.

Sometimes if I wait long enough (more than 5 minutes) the program will open.

Once it hangs I often have to do a forced shutdown since Task Manager won't

come up for me to exit Google Earth. Can someone tell me what's wrong with

this install. I've installed Earth several times to no avail (after

uninstalling Earth each time). The last time I turned off my CA firewall

before I downloaded the file.

[Guest NeilH]

Re: Google Earth 2007 and Vista - Bad Install

 

Some idea of which Server OS you are using would be useful!

Are you running it as an administrator or user?

Is your problem installing Google Earth or Running Google Earth?

 

"PaulC" <PaulC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:8B170EBE-B7FB-4293-B4C1-016E9E11874A@microsoft.com...

> Each time I try to open Google Earth after I download it, it just hangs.

> Sometimes if I wait long enough (more than 5 minutes) the program will

open.

> Once it hangs I often have to do a forced shutdown since Task Manager

won't

> come up for me to exit Google Earth. Can someone tell me what's wrong with

> this install. I've installed Earth several times to no avail (after

> uninstalling Earth each time). The last time I turned off my CA firewall

> before I downloaded the file.

[Guest PaulC]

Re: Google Earth 2007 and Vista - Bad Install

 

Hi NeilH. I'm runnind Vista Home Premium. I have 2 GB of memory and my Acer

desktop is 5 months old.

I don't know if the install is corrupted or if there's some system conflict.

I can download/install Earth but when I try to open it the image of the globe

starts moving and then everything freezes and I get a message that Google

Earth is not responding.

 

"NeilH" wrote:

> Some idea of which Server OS you are using would be useful!

> Are you running it as an administrator or user?

> Is your problem installing Google Earth or Running Google Earth?

>

> "PaulC" <PaulC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:8B170EBE-B7FB-4293-B4C1-016E9E11874A@microsoft.com...

> > Each time I try to open Google Earth after I download it, it just hangs.

> > Sometimes if I wait long enough (more than 5 minutes) the program will

> open.

> > Once it hangs I often have to do a forced shutdown since Task Manager

> won't

> > come up for me to exit Google Earth. Can someone tell me what's wrong with

> > this install. I've installed Earth several times to no avail (after

> > uninstalling Earth each time). The last time I turned off my CA firewall

> > before I downloaded the file.

>

>

>

[Guest PaulC]

Re: Google Earth 2007 and Vista - Bad Install

 

NeilH, I'm running Vista Home premium on my 5 month old Acer desktop with 2

GB of RAM and a 64X2 processor.

I don't know if it's the install or a system issue. I can download/install

and run Earth but as it tries to open it freezes (the earth image starts

rotating and then stops). Sometimes if I wait long enough it finally starts

running, but the next time I open it up again it freezes all over again. I'm

opening Earth up either normally or as an administrator. Neither way works.

 

 

"NeilH" wrote:

> Some idea of which Server OS you are using would be useful!

> Are you running it as an administrator or user?

> Is your problem installing Google Earth or Running Google Earth?

>

> "PaulC" <PaulC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:8B170EBE-B7FB-4293-B4C1-016E9E11874A@microsoft.com...

> > Each time I try to open Google Earth after I download it, it just hangs.

> > Sometimes if I wait long enough (more than 5 minutes) the program will

> open.

> > Once it hangs I often have to do a forced shutdown since Task Manager

> won't

> > come up for me to exit Google Earth. Can someone tell me what's wrong with

> > this install. I've installed Earth several times to no avail (after

> > uninstalling Earth each time). The last time I turned off my CA firewall

> > before I downloaded the file.

>

>

>

[Guest PaulC]

Re: Google Earth 2007 and Vista - Bad Install

 

Haven't heard back from you NeilH. I sent the information you requested on

10/17/07.

Any idea why I can't open up Google Earth with my Vista Home premium desktop?

 

"NeilH" wrote:

> Some idea of which Server OS you are using would be useful!

> Are you running it as an administrator or user?

> Is your problem installing Google Earth or Running Google Earth?

>

> "PaulC" <PaulC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:8B170EBE-B7FB-4293-B4C1-016E9E11874A@microsoft.com...

> > Each time I try to open Google Earth after I download it, it just hangs.

> > Sometimes if I wait long enough (more than 5 minutes) the program will

> open.

> > Once it hangs I often have to do a forced shutdown since Task Manager

> won't

> > come up for me to exit Google Earth. Can someone tell me what's wrong with

> > this install. I've installed Earth several times to no avail (after

> > uninstalling Earth each time). The last time I turned off my CA firewall

> > before I downloaded the file.

>

>

>

[Guest ashokd.kamath@gmail.com]

Re: Google Earth 2007 and Vista - Bad Install

 

On Oct 18, 11:53 pm, PaulC <Pa...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Haven't heard back from you NeilH. I sent the information you requested on

> 10/17/07.

> Any idea why I can't open upGoogleEarthwith myVistaHome premium desktop?

>

>

>

> "NeilH" wrote:

> > Some idea of which Server OS you are using would be useful!

> > Are you running it as an administrator or user?

> > Is your problem installingGoogleEarthor RunningGoogleEarth?

>

> > "PaulC" <Pa...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >news:8B170EBE-B7FB-4293-B4C1-016E9E11874A@microsoft.com...

> > > Each time I try to openGoogleEarthafter I download it, it justhangs.

> > > Sometimes if I wait long enough (more than 5 minutes) the program will

> > open.

> > > Once ithangsI often have to do a forced shutdown since Task Manager

> > won't

> > > come up for me to exitGoogleEarth. Can someone tell me what's wrong with

> > > this install. I've installedEarthseveral times to no avail (after

> > > uninstallingEartheach time). The last time I turned off my CA firewall

> > > before I downloaded the file.- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

hi,

I faced the same problem on a dell inspiron 1520 with vista home

premium and a NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS graphics card. I updated the

nVidia drivers with the latest ones thro windows update and also

updated the directx to latest version. Now I don't see any hang when I

start google earth.

Note: run google earth using directx, the other option available is

using openGL.