anyone know how to use google earth?

Does anyone know why when I start google earth all the landscapes and everything is black.

I basically can't see buildings, hills, color, etc.

Anyone know what I should do to make it normal?

Everytime I install it, it's been like that.

 

it wont work , it happened to me also probably because you are using a cracked expired version
download a new one

 

what specifically do u want to do?

 

This might help:

http://www.gearthhacks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11745

 

Try searching a place and it may take you the place u want

 

I want to just be able to look at different places. I downloaded it off google's own page and installed it multiple times to make sure it's done right.

Basically, everything is black. You can't see buildings, lands, parks, anythings, etc. All you can see is names of places and that's it.

Anyone know what I have to turn "on" or "off" in the layers area? (Maybe that's the problem?)

 

i also want to know in detail how it works

 

Did you look at the link I posted? It really sounds like a DirectX/OpenGL problem. Try that and let us know what happens.

 

I got it I had to turn the atmosphere feature off.

 

yeah I was gonna tell you that its probably your video card that is the problem, but since you got it....