Some tips for using Google Earth

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Google Earth is a fascinating, but it has a major flaw: it is very greedy in resources (bandwidth of your Internet connection, your CPU resources and your graphics card) ... Fortunately, you can change certain settings on your computer for optimal use of Google Earth.

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If you have a computer that has more than three to four years and an internet connection below 1 Mbps, using Google Earth is not fluid, animated graphics are jerky. The slightest zoom on a satellite view - for example, to obtain a level of detail greater - requires patience seconds long.

Also, before launching Google Earth, you must halt all processes that run in the background and, in this context of use, are of no use.Start by simultaneously press [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Del] on your keyboard to bring up the Task Manager in Windows.

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To achieve lighten your system, click the Processes tab. You view the list of all processes running loaded by the system.

To compare the number of processes under way with the number of applications launched, click the Applications tab. While the second shows only two elements, the first of several dozen.

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All processes can not be arrested without due consideration. So when they are displayed as SYSTEM in the column "Name of the user, it can be hazardous to click End Process because you could destabilize Windows.However, you can risk because even in the event of malfunctions, you resolve the problem by restarting Windows.Select the process thus one to one (except "Explorer" which is the core of Windows XP) and click End Process.

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Google Earth requires a strong Internet connection because it gets all information on a remote server.So, to maximize the bandwidth of your connection, make sure to close all applications that exploit it.Remember that your mail client, your instant messaging such as Windows Live Messenger are.Finally, if you use a software-sharing, think about the close (and not just reduce it in the taskbar).

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If you do not you go Google Earth but your configuration does not hold water, consider to change graphics card! Think of a card carrying at least 256MB of memory.

In absolute terms, at a time when Vista requires a lot on the chart, you can opt for a graphics card with DirectX 10. Vous tirerez ainsi le meilleur profit de Google Earth, qui fonctionne à merveille avec DirectX 9. You get the best benefit of Google Earth, which works well with DirectX 9.

For a graphics card entry level, the amount paid is reasonable at around $ 125.