Installing Google Earth on Windows 2000


If you're getting an error installing or running Google Earth on Windows 2000, here's what you do.

This applies under the following conditions:

• You're getting error number 0x80040905
• If you're getting an x08 * Error when installing or running Google Earth on Windows 2000.
• If you're getting the error message "The procedure entry point RtlCaptureContext could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll"

(1) Uninstall your existing version of Google Earth.

(2) Restart your computer.

(3) Visit the link below and download Google Earth. Make sure to select the radio button "Previous Version (5.1)":

http://earth.google.co.uk/intl/en_uk/download-earth-advanced.html

(4) Install the version of Google Earth that you just downloaded.

(5) Restart your computer.


You should be good to go.


Hope this helps someone out there! If so, let me know.