Computer problem!

[Declaration Day]

I noticed today that Google Earth mysteriously disappeared from my computer.  All attempts to download and re-install it are fruitless.  Not a single component of the download shows up in a search, except the executable file to install it.  Even after I run the install and it's supposedly installed!

I have a 3 month old Acer laptop with Windows 7, and McAfee says my system is clean.  Also, everything else works perfectly.

Any suggestions?

[Perd Hapley]

Google has been doing this to all their Google Earth customers.  Next, they try to sell you Google Computer, to find the "lost" files. 

[Declaration Day]

I'm not computer-savvy enough to know if you are joking.  Fess up, or as tradition mandates I will blame it on you.  

[Ben]

Ha! Someone else that this happens to! I still haven't found a complete fix yet. I've had it happen three times on a Win7 machine I've had for about 5 months.

The reinstall trick that's worked for me is to download the full install version. You can get it via the link below, provided by a Google employee on their support forum (this is a known issue that they haven't solved yet). You want the one called googleearthwin, not anything with "setup" in the name.

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/earth/thread?tid=5807fedf84f63fb1&hl=en

[Tallpine]

Google Earth mysteriously disappeared

The Vogons are making way for a galactic by-pass 

[Declaration Day]

Ha! Someone else that this happens to! I still haven't found a complete fix yet. I've had it happen three times on a Win7 machine I've had for about 5 months.

The reinstall trick that's worked for me is to download the full install version. You can get it via the link below, provided by a Google employee on their support forum (this is a known issue that they haven't solved yet). You want the one called googleearthwin, not anything with "setup" in the name.

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/earth/thread?tid=5807fedf84f63fb1&hl=en

Working on that right now, thanks!

[Declaration Day]

That worked!  Thanks!

[Ben]

No problemo. :)

[Perd Hapley]

Me joking.