You've downloaded the Google Earth installer file to your computer desktop or some other folder.. Once it's there, you double click on the installer file and it won't run. Is that correct?
Or when you attempt to download the Google Earth insaller file to your computer, it doesn't make it to your desktop or folder?
Or are you performing the online installation of Google Earth while connected to the internet and it doesn't work?
Which version of Internet Explorer do you have installed? (Open IE, then click on "Help" in the upper left, choose "About Internet Explorer".)
Since both MSN and Google Earth have "online" installations, have you tried installing other programs? For example, if you don't already have the Firefox browser installed on your computer, can you download the Firefox installer from the link below to your desktop? Once there, can you double click the file and does the program install.. (You might want to try installing Firefox and see if you can then install Google Earth from Firefox instead of Internet Explorer.) If Firefox installs correctly, you can always uninstall it if you don't like the secondary browser.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html
Hope this helps and let us know more.
Grif
Hi
I am having a problem downloading (or maybe installing) programs from the internet. This started a few days ago although I don?t know what caused it as I?ve not been doing anything differently or out of the ordinary.
Basically, whenever I try to download anything (eg MSN, google earth, etc), I can get to the stage where I click ?run? and then NOTHING! I am using Windows Vista (with administrator status). I only installed the vista updates a few weeks ago so I am fairly sure I am running the most up to date version. In order to try and fix this, I have done the following, but its not fixed it:
Run Malwarebytes
AVG
Run disk check
Defragmented the drive
Deleted internet history (including cookies)
Any ideas? I will be so so grateful!!!
Thanks

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