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In order to save new features on the map in the future, Featur The feature being edited has been please click OK in the Edit window before closing es destroyed Google Earth. Featur Email Error/Unable to send email es message Please check your search results to ensure they're valid. Additionally, please ensure you can contact Google Featur Google Search Error/Your search Earth's servers by visiting es returned no results http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= 20717 Please ensure the paths for your image overlays are correct. To find out more, please review the Google Featur Could not load image Earth User Guide: es http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_imageoverlays .html#creating The file being imported isn't supported by your version of Google Earth. To see which file types are supported Google Earth - Unsupported Featur by Google Earth, please review the Google Earth User Format/This file format is not es Guide: supported by Google Earth http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_importdata.ht ml Google Earth_ Tour failed/There Please make sure you've selected at least one Placemark are currently no Placemarks before attempting to play your tour. For additional Featur selected for the tour. Please information on touring places, please review the Google es activate the checkbox for those Earth User Guide: Placemarks you wish to visit and http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_touringplaces. restart the tour. You can also html

select a folde Please make sure you've selected at least one Placemark before attempting to play your tour. For additional Featur information on touring places, please review the Google Google Earth_ Tour failed. es Earth User Guide: http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_touringplaces. html To see which file types are supported by Google Earth, File Name_ "filename" Warning_ please review the Google Earth User Guide: Featur COLLADA Primitive type is not http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_importdata.ht es supported, and will not be drawn. ml Edit limited to part of Multi Geometry collection/You are You're trying to edit multiple polygons or paths at the Featur trying to edit a collection of same time. Please select a single polygon or path to edit es geometry items. Only editing of and continue. the first item will be possible. Google Earth Plus can only import up to 100 features at a time. Please check the number of features in your Google Earth Notice/Google Featur CSC/TXT file and try again. For additional information, Earth can only import 100 es please review the Google Earth User Guide: features http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/tutorials/import.ht ml Please import CSV/TXT files with latitude and longitude information using the correct settings. For Featur Unknown failure for building more information, please visit this Google Earth es schema object tutorial: http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/tutorials/import.ht ml The street address data you're attempting to import isn't being recognized by Google Earth and therefore can't be processed. Please check the spelling of the address Featur Batch geocoding/The geocoder information. For more information, please review the es could not find # addresses Google Earth User Guide: http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/tutorials/import.ht ml Please import CSV/TEXT data which is correctly formatted. For more information, please visit this Featur Google Earth/Found zero features Google Earth tutorial: es in file_ 'filename' http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/tutorials/import.ht ml Please import CSV/TEXT data which is correctly formatted. For more information, please visit this Featur Google Earth/Unsupported File Google Earth tutorial: es Type_ Fixed Width http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/tutorials/import.ht ml

In order for the application to generate and render a movie, make sure your Google Earth 3D View window Featur Don't cover the rendering area of isn't covered by other application windows during the es moviemaker message movie making process. For more information, please review the Google Earth User Guide: http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_movies.html Data Import/This file contains Google Earth Pro lets you import up to 2500 features. If more than 2500 features and you'd like to import more than 2500 features, first could cause application divide your feature list into segments containing 2500 Featur performance degradation. Click or fewer features. To find out more about importing, es "Import sample" to import the please review the Google Earth User Guide: first 2500 features. Click http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_importdata.ht "Restrict to view" to only... ml Google Earth will indicate "Zero features imported" when unable to find location data in an acceptable Zero features imported_ There format within the submitted file. To learn more about Featur were no features contained within importing generic text files, addresses, and geographic es coordinates, please visit the view File_ http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_importdata.ht ml#text Google Earth will display the message "importing file" as the file is being imported. If you attempt to import more than 5000 features (i.e., 5000 point data lines) into Featur Importing data Google Earth (Plus and Pro), this process can take a es long time. We recommend importing no more than 100 features for Google Earth Plus and no more than 2500 features for Google Earth Pro. Please double check each of the location data points that you've imported. Only the specific number of points indicated may not have been included, the rest of your points were imported successfully. To learn more Featur Only # features were imported about the supported search format in Google Earth, es please visit http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_findplaces.htm l The imported image is larger than the maximum size supported by To determine whether to scale or crop an image that's the hardware. If you want to view Featur too large, please visit the Google Earth User Guide at the whole image, rescaled to the es http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_importdata.ht maximum supported size, press ml#opengis "Scale" If you want to view only... Movie Maker/Movie Maker Featur requires Windows Media Player Please install Windows Media Player 9 (available at 9 or better to record WMV es http://www.microsoft.com) and try again. movies. Please install Windows

Media Player 9 (available form www.microsoft.com or www. Windowsupdate.com) and try again Movie Maker Failure/The movie, "Movie File Name" could not be Featur created. Please verify that it is not The movie you're trying to overwrite is currently in use. es Please close your media player and continue. in use by another application. Error_ unable to set input properties The model you're importing is invalid. Please check to Featur File Name_ "filename" Error_ make sure it's a valid Google SketchUp model before es Could not understand file. continuing. There is no P.Alchemy.ini file. The model you're importing is invalid. Please check to Featur This file contains the make sure it's a valid Google SketchUp model before optimization parameters to be es continuing. performed. You've entered an invalid filename for your model. For more information about importing your data, please Featur File Name_ "filename" Error_ visit es Could not read file. http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_importdata.ht ml Please enter the location of the image file you want to use as an overlay or use the Browse button to locate it on your computer or network. To learn how to create an Featur Please specify an image file or image overlay, please review the Google Earth User es URL (web address) Guide: http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_imageoverlays .html#createoverlay You've entered an invalid filename for your model. For more information about importing your data, please Featur File not Found visit es http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_importdata.ht ml You've canceled the process of importing your data from your CSV/TXT file. For additional information, Featur batch geocoding canceled by user please see the Google Earth User Guide here: es http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_importdata.ht ml Google Earth is unable to Please update your graphics card driver. For more identify your graphics card. This information about updating your graphics card driver, Graph is most likely because the driver please review the following help article: ics for your graphics card has not http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= been installed. You may continue 20713 but the Google Earth...

Upon further investigation, we find that your graphics card will Graph not run Google Earth in %1 mode ics as the graphics card driver is missing. You are likely to encounter severe problems with... With further investigation, we find that your particular graphics Graph card will run in %1 mode but it ics may produce visual anomalies or run slowly. This can be fixed by upgrading your graphics... Your graphics card is having issues running in either DirectX or OpenGL rendering mode. Please switch to the appropriate mode in order to continue using Google Earth. For more information, please review the following help article: http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= 20713 Your screen resolution is currently too low. Please adjust it to 1024x768 or above and then restart Google Earth. To adjust your screen resolution, right-click your desktop and select "Properties." Then, go to the "Settings" tab and drag the slider to the right before selecting "OK." You may need to upgrade to the latest available graphics card drivers for your system or try switching rendering modes in the application. To learn more, please review the following help article: http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= 20713 Turn off Safe Mode rendering by following these steps: 1. Within the application, click the "Tools" menu. Clamped Polygons 2. Select "Options." (Note: On the Mac, click the Deactivated/Clamped polygons "Google Earth" menu and select "Preferences.") will only be shown in outline on Graph your machine. This is probably ics 3. Deselect the "Use Safe Mode" option.You may also due to enabling the Graphics card need to upgrade your graphics card drivers. To learn Safe Mode. To change this_ 1) more, please review the following help article: Go to the "Tools" menu... http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= 20713

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You may need to upgrade to the latest available graphics card drivers for your system or try switching rendering modes in the application. To learn more, please review the following help article: http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= 20713 Your graphics card drivers may be out-of-date. Before

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upgrading your drivers, please try the following: 1. Verify that your color depth is set to "True Color (32 bit) in your "Display Properties" window, accessible from your Windows Control Panel. 2. Close any other applications and try launching Google Earth once again. To learn how to switch rendering modes or upgrade your drivers, please review the following help article: http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= 20713

Google Earth_ Unsupported Graphics Card/Your graphics card does not meet the minimum Graph spec required to run Google ics Earth, which is a 3D accelerated card with 16MB of VRAM. It is strongly recommended... Google Earth_ Recommends 'DirectX' mode./Please complete the login window first if it's Graph shown in front. We recommend ics that you run in 'DirectX' mode to improve your Google Earth experience. Do you... Google Earth_ Strongly Recommend 'DirectX'/Please complete the login window first Graph if it's shown in front. Upon ics investigation, we find that your particular graphics card does not support... Google Earth_ Strongly Recommend 'OpenGL'/Please complete the login window first Graph if it's shown in front. Upon ics investigation, we find that your particular graphics card does not support... Google Earth_ Recommends a Driver Update/Please complete Graph the login window first if it's ics shown in front. You are currently running Google Earth in 'OpenGL' with software

Your computer doesn't meet the minimum requirements for Google Earth. For more information about the minimum requirements for Google Earth, please review the Google Earth system requirements

Google Earth will run better on your specific computer configuration in DirectX mode. To learn about graphics mode selection, please review the Google Earth User Guide: http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_importdata.ht ml Google Earth will run better on your specific computer configuration in DirectX mode. To learn about graphics mode selection, please review the Google Earth User Guide: http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_importdata.ht ml You may need to upgrade to the latest available graphics card drivers for your system or try switching rendering modes in the application. To learn more, please review the following help article: http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= 20713

emulation. In... Please activate your Google Earth Plus subscription to access these features. For more information about To use this feature you must accessing Google Earth Plus, please review the subscribe to Google Earth Plus following help article: http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= 46464 Please ensure that your network connection is active You do not have permission to and freely accessible by Google Earth. Find more access this database. Please login guidelines at the following help article: to a different server http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= 20717 Google Earth could not contact . Please check your firewall settings and try to log in Please check your network again in 15 minutes. To learn more about connection connection and retry in 15 issues, please review the following help article: minutes. For more information http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= 20717 visit Google Earth has detected a problem with your saved activation state. To resolve the Please sign in to Google Earth on a computer with an problem, Google Earth must active Internet connection to resolve this issue. establish a connection with the authentication server. Please verify your network... The Google Earth License Key Please ensure you're entering your Google Earth Plus or you entered could not be found in Pro license key exactly as it's displayed in the original our database. Please verify your login email you received. For more information, please License Key or contact Google review the following help article: Earth customer support for http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= assistance 45602 One or both of the Username or You're attempting to sign in to the incorrect version of License Key you entered are not Google Earth. Please visit the following link to valid. Please verify your download the version which matches your Google Earth activation information or contact Plus or Pro license key: Google Earth customer support http://earth.google.com/intl/en/download-earth.html Please ensure you're entering the email address The Username (email address) associated with your Google Earth Plus or Pro license you entered is not valid. Please key. For more information, please review the following verify your login information or help article: contact Google Earth customer http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= support. 45602 The Google Earth License Key Your license key lets you install Google Earth Plus or you entered has been activated Pro on two computers for use by a single user. If you too many times or on too many wish to install the application on an alternate computer machines. Please contact Google and deactivate a previous installation, please review the

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following help article: http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= 62838 Please ensure that you have a live and freely accessible network connection. Disable any proxies and firewall software you may have enabled. More guidelines can be found at the following help article: http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= 20717 Google Earth isn't able to reach its servers. Verify that you're connected to the Internet and try launching the application again. If the problem persists, please review the following help article: http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= 20717

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Google Earth isn't able to reach its servers. Verify that you're connected to the Internet and try launching the application again. If the problem persists, please review the following help article: http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= 20717 Google Earth may not able to reach its servers or your Google Earth - Capture network bandwidth may be too low to complete this Failed/Google Earth detected a task. Verify that you're connected to the Internet and try network error and could not launching the application again. If the problem persists, complete the high res capture. please review the following help article: Please check your network http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= connection and try again 20717 When you use Google Earth without an Internet Warning/Google Earth could not connection, the application tries to use cached imagery establish a new session with the from previous sessions. If your Internet connection is EarthServer. Although Google working, please relaunch the application if it fails to Earth will continue to operate, it reconnect to the Google Earth servers. If the problem will onlly display data available persists, please review the following help article: locally (in cache). Google Earth... http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= 20717 Google Earth reconnected to its servers after being Warning/Google Earth has disconnected during your session. You may want to established a new session with verify that you're not having any network connectivity the EarthServer. issues. Google Earth Error/We were Google Earth isn't able to reach its servers. Verify that unable to connect to the Google you're connected to the Internet and try launching the Earth servers to activate your application again. If the problem persists, please review account. Please verify that you the following help article: internet connection is working http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=

20717 Google Earth isn't able to reach its servers. Verify that you're connected to the Internet and try launching the application again. If the problem persists, please review Login Could not connect to database the following help article: http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= 20717 Google Earth Pro was unable to complete the deactivation. This could be caused by a problem with Your request cannot be your account, a temporary network problem, or Internet completed at this time. Please contact Google Earth customer security software blocking the deactivation attempt. Login Please review the following help article to see how you support for assistance. http_//earth.google.com/support/ can submit a request to get this resolved: http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= bin/request.py 21411 Google Earth was unable to Google Earth is experiencing a network connectivity establish a network connection to issue. Please check your firewall settings and try to sign fulfill your request. Please check in again in 15 minutes. To learn more about connection Login your network connection and issues, please review the following help article: retry in 15 minutes. For more http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= information, visit... 20717 Google Earth is unable to communicate with the login Please exit and restart the server. Please ensure you can contact Google Earth's application. If this problem Login servers by visiting the following help resource: persists, please contact Google http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= Earth customer support. 20717 Fetch of NetworkLink "Goolge Please ensure the URL of your network link is valid. Earth - New Network Link" For more information about network links, please failed (invalid link)_ No such file Other review the Google Earth User Guide: or directory Do you want to stop http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_sharingplaceda fetching, continue, or ignore ta.html#sharenetwork fetch errors? Please ensure the KML/KMZ file you're opening is Google Earth Error/Open of file valid. To find out more about KML, please review the Other "C_/filename.kml" failed_ Parse KML tutorial: error_ at line_ , column_ http://code.google.com/apis/kml/documentation/kml_tut .html Please ensure the KML/KMZ file you're opening is valid. To find out more about KML, please review the Other not well-formed (invalid token) KML tutorial: http://code.google.com/apis/kml/documentation/kml_tut .html Please ensure the KML/KMZ file you're opening is Other unclosed token valid. To find out more about KML, please review the KML tutorial:

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http://code.google.com/apis/kml/documentation/kml_tut .html Please ensure the KML/KMZ file you're opening is valid. To find out more about KML, please review the mismatched tag KML tutorial: http://code.google.com/apis/kml/documentation/kml_tut .html The URL you've entered can't be opened. Please try opening the URL in a separate browser window to Could not open browser for_ make sure it's valid. To resolve this error, please review the troubleshooting Google Earth has encountered a tips in this help article: problem and needs to close. We http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= are sorry for the inconvenience. 20713 To resolve this error, please review the troubleshooting tips in this help article: Google Earth needs to close. http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer= 20713 Please close all applications manually before attempting Google Earth (Plus/Pro/EC, as to install or uninstall Google Earth. If you need further appropriate)/This setup was assistance, please review the following help topic: unable to automatically close all arth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer requested applications. Please =21955 ensure that the applications Please download the correct font for your Linux holding files in use are closed... distribution.

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