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Striker · 01-26-2010, 11:58 PM

Well? Google Earth used to run flawlessly for me under Windows XP, but i'm having nothing but problems under Windows 7. Black screen crashes, super sluggish. Barely runs on "OpenGL" mode. Not at all on "DirectX" mode. Is this a Windows 7 problem? I'm running a Visiontek Radeon X300SE Graphics card.

Iamjosh · 01-27-2010, 02:14 AM

Which version of Google Earth are you running?

Striker · 01-27-2010, 06:57 PM

I'm not running any version right now. It's so unstable under Windows 7 it's ridiculous. I believe i was running the same version under XP before i upgraded. Version 5

Kubie · 01-27-2010, 07:48 PM

I just read everything I could at the Google Earth site and could not find one thing that says it can be used with Win7.
Its system requirements end with Vista.

Carl

Striker · 01-27-2010, 10:16 PM

Well that would explain everything. They need to get with the program and make Google Earth Windows 7 compatible.

ConLog · 01-28-2010, 04:47 PM

Google Earth works flawlessly on my Windows 7 machine.

01-26-2010, 11:58 PM	#1
Striker Member (8 bit) Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 177	Windows 7 and Google Earth Well? Google Earth used to run flawlessly for me under Windows XP, but i'm having nothing but problems under Windows 7. Black screen crashes, super sluggish. Barely runs on "OpenGL" mode. Not at all on "DirectX" mode. Is this a Windows 7 problem? I'm running a Visiontek Radeon X300SE Graphics card. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-27-2010, 02:14 AM	#2
Iamjosh Member (9 bit) Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: from here to enternity Posts: 398	Which version of Google Earth are you running? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-27-2010, 06:57 PM	#3
Striker Member (8 bit) Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 177	I'm not running any version right now. It's so unstable under Windows 7 it's ridiculous. I believe i was running the same version under XP before i upgraded. Version 5 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-27-2010, 07:48 PM	#4
Kubie Retired Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Modesto,Calif Posts: 4,048	I just read everything I could at the Google Earth site and could not find one thing that says it can be used with Win7. Its system requirements end with Vista. Carl Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-27-2010, 10:16 PM	#5
Striker Member (8 bit) Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 177	Well that would explain everything. They need to get with the program and make Google Earth Windows 7 compatible. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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01-28-2010, 04:47 PM	#6
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