No Disk in Drive Error Message - Google Earth Pro

[baumgrenze]

I regularly run into this kind of message with PhotoShop Elements 6 and Mozilla Seamonkey but I can dismiss the message by clicking on one or more of the options

There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into drive \device\Harddisk3\DR3
Cancel Try Again Continue or the right corner X in the box

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With Google Earth Pro, a spinning circle opens (see the upper left corner of the image.) This even prevents snipping an image or a screen dump to capture an image. The attached images are from my digital camera.


When I opened and canceled Ctrl-Alt-Del I could now see Google Earth. (See the second image)

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None of the buttons, "Cancel Try Again Continue or the right corner X in the error message box" had any effect, but Shift-Cancel cleared the message and allowed me into Google Earth Pro.

All of the programs are on C: my System and Programs disk.

I realize I have to relegate this computer to offline tasks very soon and use a newer one that runs Win 10 Pro/x64. I don't relish the task of making the switch, of installing all the programs I use, many of which are legacy software that I know how to use with facility. I hope they will all still run under Win10. At my age I resent having to waste hours learning how to do the simple tasks I want to do using new software which in many cases is only accessible via monthly subscription, the real reason for its creation.


Does anyone know a fix for this error message so I can keep it from popping up?

thanks,
baumgrenze

 

[file3456]

It seems like Google Earth is trying to load something from another source which isn't available. Why that is I'm not sure unless this used to be a source that was used prior and now it's gone.

You could try the Repair Tool and see if that fixes it. Click the first drop down called Repair problems with Google Earth Pro. Fix Google Earth errors - Google Earth Help


As to the idea of thinking you need to migrate to Windows 10. No, you don't really need to unless it's due to hardware or software incompatibility. And don't get caught up in the idea that you MUST have updates and all this or you'll fall victim to malware and hackers or something. While the risk is there, I doubt it would be a major factor if you do three things:

Scan each and every single download at Virus Total.

Learn how to use the now free Sandboxie for your browser.

Don't visit dark web crap or download nasty no, nos from the Piratebay or other shady websites.

If you get email attachments that are not a windows script or something like that, then you can scan those at Virus Total. If they are like a script then never download them as they will self-execute. To take it up a notch you shouldn't parse emails in HTML and don't load images by default. I use the Thunderbird email client and I configured it to do just that. Though, emails will look like crap without HTML, but it's still readable. Some emails will have to have HTML parsed and if you trust the email you can temporally allow the parsing of HTML in emails.

The reason for all this cumbersomeness is that malware can be laced in the HTML content and a canary token can be sent in the form of a 1 by 1 pixel image. Images themselves can contain malware payloads.

Take it for me. I only use 4 updates in Windows 7, scan all downloads at Virus Total and use Sandboxie for my browser. I also run a netbook that has XP SP3 that's connected to the Internet and is on 24/7. I've never been the subject of a haxxer wearing a "hoody" or got any malware. It just boils down to being proactive, a little common sense and not visiting dark web /shady websites. By in large you should be able to use Window 7 for a long time to come.

If you go Windows 10 and you need to run Windows 7 programs that won't run in 10, you can try installing Windows 7 in VMware Workstation Player and the programs may run in that virtualized environment on your host computer of Windows 10. I'm running Windows 10 in VMware now to get a feel for it and test it. The OS seems to be buggy and the sheer amount of telemetry I've logged from the network adapter is nothing short of insanity vs that of Windows 7. But just like Window 7 you can always chose the compatibility setting of a program and run it like Windows 7. This may or may not work.