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Where can I get Google Earth for Win XP Pro?
Where can I get Google Earth for Win XP Pro?
That is all I have. And no, I am not upgrading the OS! |
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Where can I get Google Earth for Win XP Pro?
On Fri, 14 Jul 2017 18:07:34 -0700, WinXPUser
wrote: Where can I get Google Earth for Win XP Pro? That is all I have. And no, I am not upgrading the OS! I am running it on several XP machines just fine Google Earth 7.1.8.3036 (32-bit) Build Date 1/17/2017 Build Time 12:38:00 am Renderer DirectX |
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Where can I get Google Earth for Win XP Pro?
WinXPUser wrote:
Where can I get Google Earth for Win XP Pro? That is all I have. And no, I am not upgrading the OS! Collections like this are not necessarily complete. http://www.oldversion.com/windows/google-earth/ There is a timeline here of versions, for comparison. It might not be complete either. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_earth And Google may have stopped work on separate applications. It's really hard to tell. As there is a plugin for Chrome (and of course Chrome is not supported on WinXP any more, and might only be available in a 64-bit version anyway). There are a couple possibilities for compatibility: 1) The Google site still lists WinXP as supported. Like WinXP, Vista, Win7. No mention of Win8/Win10. This suggests the OS support listed on the page is just bull****. 2) Does it use .NET on Windows ? If so, it might use a version of .NET not available on WinXP. 3) The graphics are also a sticking point. Google Earth uses DirectX or OpenGL for rendering. They couldn't just be happy drawing a picture into a bitmap buffer directly as a perfectly adequate display mechanism. Hitching your wagon to hardware acceleration, carries risks. For users, for which the application complains there is no DirectX (a bull**** claim), they should attempt to use the preferences and switch to OpenGL. Even OpenGL has versions, and if Google pushes their code to using the newest OpenGL features (why?), then it could be busted because of that. 4) Google feels a need to install GoogleUpdater, hide it in a svchost or whatever. Could you be denied service because that bit of trickery didn't work ? Dunno. You're just going to have to test versions, and take your best guess as to the reason they don't work. I was not able to find any knowledgeable analysis of why it might fail. But the ingredients are there for trouble. They can pretend it's compatible in the sense that they delivered a PE32 EXE to your desk, but that doesn't mean the subsystems are actually compatible. Paul |
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Where can I get Google Earth for Win XP Pro?
On Sat, 15 Jul 2017 02:42:08 +0100, Paul wrote:
WinXPUser wrote: Where can I get Google Earth for Win XP Pro? That is all I have. And no, I am not upgrading the OS! Collections like this are not necessarily complete. http://www.oldversion.com/windows/google-earth/ There is a timeline here of versions, for comparison. It might not be complete either. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_earth And Google may have stopped work on separate applications. It's really hard to tell. As there is a plugin for Chrome (and of course Chrome is not supported on WinXP any more, and might only be available in a 64-bit version anyway). Iron still functions under 3 bit XP There are a couple possibilities for compatibility: 1) The Google site still lists WinXP as supported. Like WinXP, Vista, Win7. No mention of Win8/Win10. This suggests the OS support listed on the page is just bull****. 2) Does it use .NET on Windows ? If so, it might use a version of .NET not available on WinXP. I don't think so ; I have XP and have refused all .net installs 3) The graphics are also a sticking point. Google Earth uses DirectX or OpenGL for rendering. They couldn't just be happy drawing a picture into a bitmap buffer directly as a perfectly adequate display mechanism. Hitching your wagon to hardware acceleration, carries risks. For users, for which the application complains there is no DirectX (a bull**** claim), they should attempt to use the preferences and switch to OpenGL. Even OpenGL has versions, and if Google pushes their code to using the newest OpenGL features (why?), then it could be busted because of that. 4) Google feels a need to install GoogleUpdater, hide it in a svchost or whatever. Could you be denied service because that bit of trickery didn't work ? Dunno. You're just going to have to test versions, and take your best guess as to the reason they don't work. I was not able to find any knowledgeable analysis of why it might fail. But the ingredients are there for trouble. They can pretend it's compatible in the sense that they delivered a PE32 EXE to your desk, but that doesn't mean the subsystems are actually compatible. Paul -- Bah, and indeed, Humbug |
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Where can I get Google Earth for Win XP Pro?
On Fri, 14 Jul 2017 18:07:34 -0700, WinXPUser wrote:
Where can I get Google Earth for Win XP Pro? That is all I have. And no, I am not upgrading the OS! Does it fail to install on your XP system? |
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Where can I get Google Earth for Win XP Pro?
In message , JJ
writes On Fri, 14 Jul 2017 18:07:34 -0700, WinXPUser wrote: Where can I get Google Earth for Win XP Pro? That is all I have. And no, I am not upgrading the OS! Does it fail to install on your XP system? IIRC, the last version of GE that works on XP is 6.1.0.5001 (or maybe 6.2). Neither is available any more from OldApps.com. Later versions fail to install (just tried the latest, and it certainly doesn't). -- Ian |
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Where can I get Google Earth for Win XP Pro?
In message , Ian Jackson
writes In message , JJ writes On Fri, 14 Jul 2017 18:07:34 -0700, WinXPUser wrote: Where can I get Google Earth for Win XP Pro? That is all I have. And no, I am not upgrading the OS! Does it fail to install on your XP system? IIRC, the last version of GE that works on XP is 6.1.0.5001 (or maybe 6.2). Neither is available any more from OldApps.com. Later versions fail to install (just tried the latest, and it certainly doesn't). Correction: V6.2.2.6613 is the last version that works with XP. It's available from http://www.oldversion.com/windows/google-earth/ http://www.oldversion.com/windows/google-earth-6-2-2-6613 I've just installed it, and it works fine (new XP Home installation on a different). I think that somewhere there is an option to allow automatic updates (haven't found it yet) - and if there is, disable it. I haven't tried any later versions on the new install computer, but I'm pretty sure they don't work (at least they didn't when I installed GE on THIS PC (a couple of years ago). -- Ian |
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Where can I get Google Earth for Win XP Pro?
On Sat, 15 Jul 2017 23:45:44 +0100, Ian Jackson
wrote: In message , Ian Jackson writes In message , JJ writes On Fri, 14 Jul 2017 18:07:34 -0700, WinXPUser wrote: Where can I get Google Earth for Win XP Pro? That is all I have. And no, I am not upgrading the OS! Does it fail to install on your XP system? IIRC, the last version of GE that works on XP is 6.1.0.5001 (or maybe 6.2). Neither is available any more from OldApps.com. Later versions fail to install (just tried the latest, and it certainly doesn't). Correction: V6.2.2.6613 is the last version that works with XP. It's available from http://www.oldversion.com/windows/google-earth/ http://www.oldversion.com/windows/google-earth-6-2-2-6613 I've just installed it, and it works fine (new XP Home installation on a different). v 7.1.5.1557 works fine. https://support.google.com/earth/answer/168344?hl=en It's a ~30MB download. The smaller installer is a dataminer. I think that somewhere there is an option to allow automatic updates (haven't found it yet) - and if there is, disable it. Just delete the updater executable. Can't remember what it's called, but if you monitor the install it should be easy to spot something added to startup or services. []'s I haven't tried any later versions on the new install computer, but I'm pretty sure they don't work (at least they didn't when I installed GE on THIS PC (a couple of years ago). -- Don't be evil - Google 2004 We have a new policy - Google 2012 |
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Where can I get Google Earth for Win XP Pro?
On Sat, 15 Jul 2017 21:56:37 -0300, Shadow wrote:
v 7.1.5.1557 works fine. https://support.google.com/earth/answer/168344?hl=en It's a ~30MB download. The smaller installer is a dataminer. The v7.1.8.3036 works fine too on clean XP SP3 system. |
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Where can I get Google Earth for Win XP Pro?
In message , JJ
writes On Sat, 15 Jul 2017 21:56:37 -0300, Shadow wrote: v 7.1.5.1557 works fine. https://support.google.com/earth/answer/168344?hl=en It's a ~30MB download. The smaller installer is a dataminer. The v7.1.8.3036 works fine too on clean XP SP3 system. Noted. Thanks for the info. It's at least a couple of years ago since I installed GE on any XP computer, and V7-anything simply refused to install. I'll give it another chance! -- Ian |
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Where can I get Google Earth for Win XP Pro?
In message , Ian Jackson
writes In message , JJ writes On Sat, 15 Jul 2017 21:56:37 -0300, Shadow wrote: v 7.1.5.1557 works fine. https://support.google.com/earth/answer/168344?hl=en It's a ~30MB download. The smaller installer is a dataminer. The v7.1.8.3036 works fine too on clean XP SP3 system. Noted. Thanks for the info. It's at least a couple of years ago since I installed GE on any XP computer, and V7-anything simply refused to install. I'll give it another chance! Well, I've tried the latest version (7.1.8.3036). It installs, but when I try to run it, I get a message that the graphics card does not support DirectX mode, and to try OpenGL. I can get GE to open, but there is no Planet Earth - just the stars and the country boundaries. In 'Options', you can select OpenGL - but again the graphic card doesn't support it. Anyway ........ Thinking back, THIS is the problem I found several years ago - which seemed to start with version 7. There are quite a lot of references to it on the internet. Several fixes are recommended, but from what I can see from some of the responses, none really work. For those who find it a problem, I guess the obvious fix is to use the last old version that doesn't give this problem. Life's too short to try all the version 7s, so unless anyone has a positive fix, I'll stick with the last version 6 (6.2.2.6613). -- Ian |
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Where can I get Google Earth for Win XP Pro?
On Mon, 17 Jul 2017 16:37:50 +0100, Ian Jackson wrote:
Well, I've tried the latest version (7.1.8.3036). It installs, but when I try to run it, I get a message that the graphics card does not support DirectX mode, and to try OpenGL. I can get GE to open, but there is no Planet Earth - just the stars and the country boundaries. In 'Options', you can select OpenGL - but again the graphic card doesn't support it. Anyway ........ Thinking back, THIS is the problem I found several years ago - which seemed to start with version 7. There are quite a lot of references to it on the internet. Several fixes are recommended, but from what I can see from some of the responses, none really work. For those who find it a problem, I guess the obvious fix is to use the last old version that doesn't give this problem. Life's too short to try all the version 7s, so unless anyone has a positive fix, I'll stick with the last version 6 (6.2.2.6613). Looks like Google Earth has upped the graphics card requirements. You'll have to stick with the older version in that case. There's actually a tool that can fool 3D applications into thinking that the graphic card has the required function (or the opposite), but even though it may work, there's a high chance that it'll make the 3D display looks crappy. e.g. missing/errorneous shadow, textures, layers, etc. |
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