Hi, I originally posted this problem a few weeks ago - there has been heaps of replys - mostly from people with the same problem but no fix. I have since tried a few suggestions - like downloading the latest version - only giving me a tidier version of the same error message when i attempt to login. and making sure my Internet explorer is working online..done..no difference - was not working offline in the first place. Now I'm thinking there might be something wrong specifically in my machine and perhaps the other uses here are experienceing the same 'local' problem. I cannot use the mozilla firefox browser at all..I can no longer log into camfrog, a video chat program that did work while google earth was once working. so a few internet based programs are having trouble logging in..hmmm.. must be some setting right? or a virus? one that is impossible to detect no matter what program I use!!

my winmx program hooks in alright connecting and downloading...but then that isn't trying to use the IE settings to connect - it has its own..maybe google earth needs to have independant connection settings so we can adjust it ourselves from wihin the program. These problems arevery annoying..but it seems google is too large a company to care about a few users who cant login . I appreciate the greatness of this software - otherwise I wouldn't bother trying to solve my problems..but what good is it if we can't use it anymore?