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Google Earth

thumbscrew

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Posted May 24, 2011 at 10:13PM

I'm using the latest Google Earth....6.03...2197, but I can't get Street View to function. All goes well until I drag the Pegman on top of the chosen street. (It's permanently on the left,not the right as I believe it should be), and then Earth immediately shuts down. Can anyone help?

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Nontek

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Posted May 24, 2011 at 10:36PM

Try a re-install, you might then get an option to do a Repair - or it may just do a full re-install.

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thumbscrew

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Posted May 24, 2011 at 10:38PM

Thanks Nontek but I've reinstalled a couple of times and I even went back to an earlier version.

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thumbscrew

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Posted May 24, 2011 at 11:33PM

Thanks 124,seems a common problem. I tried a few of the tips...still crashes. When the Pegman appears on the right side of the screen....as it used to with me, it works correctly. Somehow mine has moved to the left....ergo instant crash.

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Snrub

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Posted May 25, 2011 at 10:27AM

On Google Earth Toolbar Try Help/Help Resources which has a section on crashing browsers

•An outdated graphics card •An issue with DirectX or OpenGL •A corrupt myplaces.kml file that is crashing your system upon launch

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Woolwell

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Posted May 25, 2011 at 12:06PM

This not the answer but I find that I rarely use Google Earth as Google Map does all I want including street view.

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thumbscrew

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Posted May 25, 2011 at 9:27PM

Many thanks everyone, I've tried various tweaks, reinstalls and alterations....all to no avail. However, Street View is available via any Browser, thus avoiding the need to persist with Earth which, seems to have some sort of a bug that Google seem unruffled about. Typing in "Google Maps" into your Browser, reveals Street View and it's also faster this way.

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