Alternatively, you can simply scroll down until you get to the heading titled “Create maps with advanced tools.” Both will lead you to the same place where you can find the download link.ģ. You can now play around with it to your heart’s content. When it’s done, it will finish and open up Google Earth Pro. Google Earth Pro should then begin the download and installation process, which should only take a minute. Depending on your computer’s administrative privileged, you might have to allow the program permission to download.

Open the installation file and go through the installation process.Ĭlick on the downloaded file (titled GoogleEarthProSetup.exe) to run the installation process. Other sources of it being installed are a previously aborted or partial install that has been corrected by a new version being installed by Google Updater - do you have that installed? - or it was installed as shovel-ware by another application installer.4. If you right-click on the shortcut and select Properties, what is the file path? You may want to browse to the target and upload it to Virus Total for analysis. You may have accidentally agreed to a prompt to install it if you have been recently using Google Earth (have you?). If this is a work computer, you may want to check with your corporate IT department if they pushed it out themselves. WeĮncourage Earth users not requiring any Pro features to check out the They announced the change in their product forum:īeginning with this version, Google Earth 'Free' and Earth Pro haveīeen combined into a single product, Earth Pro.In the weeks to come,Įarth 'Free' users will be automatically upgraded to Earth Pro.

It seems this is a genuine update to Google Earth that the Big G have pushed out through the Google Update service.

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