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Virtual Earth 3D Install Issue with Windows 7

January 20, 2009, 11:59 AM by Chris Pendleton | 3 Comments

If you’ve tried installing Virtual Earth 3D on Windows 7 you may have see a little problem with the installer crashing during setup stating, “Virtual Earth 3D Install has stopped working.” CP to the rescue!

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As it turns out there’s an issue with the Software Quality Metrics (SQM) in Windows 7 that it doesn’t like VE 3D. If you want to get it working, you’ll need to make a manual registry change. The fix is actually quite simple – just rename (or delete) the following key:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\SQMClient\Windows\DisabledSessions

Once you’ve done that, run the install again and it should work without issue.

CP

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Anonymous

Posted On January 20, 2009, 04:22 PM

Interesting.  I was able to install it without any problems at all.  It locked up my PC while it was running, but I've had a few lock-up issues with 7, so it might have been unrelated.

Regardless, it installed quickly and easily with no registry tweaks needed.


Quality Directory

Posted On July 01, 2009, 12:20 PM

Manual registry change is not a territory non-technical individuals are advised to pry in. However, I installed mine without any issue.


Links of London

Posted On August 05, 2009, 05:04 AM

Nice


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