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I used to use Google Earth all the time to explore the tiny islands that I have stamps from, and other places as well. Then, all of a sudden, the program didn't work anymore. I tried to download it, but I got a message saying that Google Earth only works with Chrome. I opened Chrome and tried to download it. I got the installation successful message, but when I tried to open Google Earth I got a message that something went wrong and Google Earth got shut down. I tried downloading it in FireFox, and got the Google-only message. I tried to download the desktop version, but got the same crash. I have tried this several times without success
I have now uninstalled Chrome, and don't think I'll re-install it. Chrome itself has changed, and I don't like how it looks or works anymore.
So, does anyone know how I can download Google Earth into FireFox like I used to have it, or is there a similar program I can download to use without all the hassle?
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You can usually search for old versions of software online. That should solve your compatibility issues.
A quick search got me this link: Oldversion.com
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That version didn't work. However, I scrolled down to the bottom of the chart, and downloaded this version:
Google Earth 7.0.2.8415 Dec 18, 2012 23.31 MB
It works like a charm in FireFox! Interesting that my settings and places I have viewed in the past were saved, and are present on the application.
THANK YOU!!
Hopefully I disabled the automatic updater. If not, the link you provided will let me re-install that version again.
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You have been 'Goggled'. One day people will finally wake up and understand that Goggle and Facebook are not simply friendly, free online resources. They are productizing your personal information and selling it.
I also dislike Chrome and it has evolved into one of the worse browsers for developers to support; it is a nightmare due to some of its screen rendering behaviors.
And lastly, Google’s cultural and political policies are a mess. While they seem to pride themselves on being liberal, they support censorship in some countries whenever it helps their bottom line. Whatever their political leanings, they ought to have the backbone to be consistent.
Because of the above, I have moved away from using any Google products. For my search engine I now use DuckDuckGo
https://duckduckgo.com/
For free alternatives to Google earth you might consider World Wind Earth (NASA) or Marble (open source) .
Don
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Thanks, Don.
Worldwind was very, very slow and blurry like Google Earth was in the beginning. I couldn't find marble.
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"They are productizing your personal information and selling it. "
It's getting really scary, what they know about me. A couple of days ago, at work, I was telling (as in, orally verbalizing) a co-worker how I'd finished off a bottle of ibuprofen, and was now working on a bottle of naproxen sodium to relieve my sciatic (or piriformis, i can't be sure) pain. A little while later, when I went online, up popped an ad for Aleve. Coincidence? or . . .
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Marble
https://marble.kde.org/index.php
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Marble doesn't work right on my PC. Interesting concept as to what it provides, but it grabs its information off of other sites, including Google Earth, for the images and downloads them.
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"...Interesting concept as to what it provides, but it grabs its information off of other sites, including Google Earth, for the images and downloads them."
It is an open source API. Other map databases allow the use their geolocation information so this open source app pulls from some of them as a data source (no point in reinventing the wheel).
The advantage with Marble is that you do not have Google selling your personal information.
If it is not running right consider installing the other version (64 bit vs. 32 bit and I am assuming that you are running Windows).
Don
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For what it's worth, I'm running Google Earth Pro (version 7.3.2.5487) on my iMac (OS X 10.13.6) without any problems. My only complaint is that it's not an intuitive program, not for me anyway, but the imagery is interesting and useful.
Bob
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I think Google Earth is a perfect example where constant improvements ruins the entire program.
I used to use Google Earth all the time to explore the tiny islands that I have stamps from, and other places as well. Then, all of a sudden, the program didn't work anymore. I tried to download it, but I got a message saying that Google Earth only works with Chrome. I opened Chrome and tried to download it. I got the installation successful message, but when I tried to open Google Earth I got a message that something went wrong and Google Earth got shut down. I tried downloading it in FireFox, and got the Google-only message. I tried to download the desktop version, but got the same crash. I have tried this several times without success
I have now uninstalled Chrome, and don't think I'll re-install it. Chrome itself has changed, and I don't like how it looks or works anymore.
So, does anyone know how I can download Google Earth into FireFox like I used to have it, or is there a similar program I can download to use without all the hassle?
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re: Google Earth
You can usually search for old versions of software online. That should solve your compatibility issues.
A quick search got me this link: Oldversion.com
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re: Google Earth
That version didn't work. However, I scrolled down to the bottom of the chart, and downloaded this version:
Google Earth 7.0.2.8415 Dec 18, 2012 23.31 MB
It works like a charm in FireFox! Interesting that my settings and places I have viewed in the past were saved, and are present on the application.
THANK YOU!!
Hopefully I disabled the automatic updater. If not, the link you provided will let me re-install that version again.
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re: Google Earth
You have been 'Goggled'. One day people will finally wake up and understand that Goggle and Facebook are not simply friendly, free online resources. They are productizing your personal information and selling it.
I also dislike Chrome and it has evolved into one of the worse browsers for developers to support; it is a nightmare due to some of its screen rendering behaviors.
And lastly, Google’s cultural and political policies are a mess. While they seem to pride themselves on being liberal, they support censorship in some countries whenever it helps their bottom line. Whatever their political leanings, they ought to have the backbone to be consistent.
Because of the above, I have moved away from using any Google products. For my search engine I now use DuckDuckGo
https://duckduckgo.com/
For free alternatives to Google earth you might consider World Wind Earth (NASA) or Marble (open source) .
Don
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Thanks, Don.
Worldwind was very, very slow and blurry like Google Earth was in the beginning. I couldn't find marble.
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"They are productizing your personal information and selling it. "
It's getting really scary, what they know about me. A couple of days ago, at work, I was telling (as in, orally verbalizing) a co-worker how I'd finished off a bottle of ibuprofen, and was now working on a bottle of naproxen sodium to relieve my sciatic (or piriformis, i can't be sure) pain. A little while later, when I went online, up popped an ad for Aleve. Coincidence? or . . .
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Marble
https://marble.kde.org/index.php
Don
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re: Google Earth
Marble doesn't work right on my PC. Interesting concept as to what it provides, but it grabs its information off of other sites, including Google Earth, for the images and downloads them.
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re: Google Earth
"...Interesting concept as to what it provides, but it grabs its information off of other sites, including Google Earth, for the images and downloads them."
It is an open source API. Other map databases allow the use their geolocation information so this open source app pulls from some of them as a data source (no point in reinventing the wheel).
The advantage with Marble is that you do not have Google selling your personal information.
If it is not running right consider installing the other version (64 bit vs. 32 bit and I am assuming that you are running Windows).
Don
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re: Google Earth
For what it's worth, I'm running Google Earth Pro (version 7.3.2.5487) on my iMac (OS X 10.13.6) without any problems. My only complaint is that it's not an intuitive program, not for me anyway, but the imagery is interesting and useful.
Bob
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