Google Earth not working on a low or medium spec computer?

buglawton

I once tried to install Google Earth on an office PC with respectable spec, eg 1 GB of memory and 1.5 GHz processor, but after completing the lengthy install was disappointed that Google Earth would crash very soon after being started. A bit of research indicated the graphics card was probably too low powered.

All I really want is to be able to pick a spot on the earth and view a detailed static image - don't need to be able to zoom around or have a video tour of the route! In fact i seem to remember there used to be a web browser based service from Google at the beginning, that allowed just this.

Is there any alternative way of getting access to the full high quality Google Earth images on a basic spec PC?

espresso

Not sure if it will help you but try FlashEarth. Does not need to be installed like Google Earth.

Reluctant_spender

Second vote for FlashEarth - found this on another site earlier today much better and it offers other mapping sites

System

Only yesterday did I become a windows XP user. prior to that I enjoyed flashearth as it was all i could get on my old windows '98. Even though I've spent time looking at Google earth, I've noticed that flashearth is infinately brighter/clearer through xp.

It is worth a mention that when viewing via flashearth, it pays to clic on each of the options, ie microsoft/google/ask etc as some are better than others.

buglawton

Tried the above suggestion and Flashearth is a brilliant solution, even an elderly laptop can see decent aerial views, plus the office PC I mentioned can zoom in & out real quick.

Thanks for the quick response folks!