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paulv44

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Using Win7 RC, Google Earth 5.1 runs fine.

Upon installing the released version of Win7 Professional, Google Earth will not run in the DirectX mode. As the program loads, the screen flashes and results in a BSOD.

Anyone else having this problem?

Could it be that the two versions of Win 7, cause my graphics adaptor (RadeonX600) to react differently to the program?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS 400
OS
Windows 7 RC
Memory
3 GB
Using Win7 RC, Google Earth 5.1 runs fine.

Upon installing the released version of Win7 Professional, Google Earth will not run in the DirectX mode. As the program loads, the screen flashes and results in a BSOD.

Anyone else having this problem?

Could it be that the two versions of Win 7, cause my graphics adaptor (RadeonX600) to react differently to the program?

Have you checked the directX status, by running dxdiag? did you install the directx version for your card?

Ken
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
OS
Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU
[email protected]
Memory
4 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card
HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Wxga
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Cooling
none
Internet Speed
45Mb down 5Mb up
Dxdiag shows no problems.

This is an older card. ATI has no Windows 7 drivers for it, so the Microsoft driver was used. The driver for Win7 Pro is a different (more recent) version than the Win7 RC driver. Perhaps the newer driver has some bugs.

Anyway, since the card is 5 years old, I ordered a new graphics card.

Hopefully that will solve the problem.

Thanks.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS 400
OS
Windows 7 RC
Memory
3 GB
New video card installed, problem solved!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS 400
OS
Windows 7 RC
Memory
3 GB
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