Google Earth

I have tried to download Google Earth onto my Imac. Although the programme installs, I cannot get it to run.

Any ideas anyone?

PDS

It would help us if you stated which iMac you have. Google Earth will not run on a PPC iMac - it's Intel only and requires at least OS X Leopard. That's why when you post a question on this forum or any forum for that matter, it's important to also post the specs for your system.

It would also help if we had some error messages and some sense of the steps you've taken so far to fix the problem.

Thank you for replying to my query.

My system is OS X leopard. My Imac is only 2 months old.
After downloading the software when you go to 'Downloads' there are 2 Google Earth icons there. The first is 'Start Google Earth in Direct X mode' and the other Start GE in 'Open GL mode'.
If you double click on the Direct X icon Crossover opens and you then get an error message "Direct X mode not supported"
If you use the other icon "Open GE in GL mode" Crossover opens again and an error message comes up "GE.exe encountered serious problems and needs to close"

I am not sure what to do from here and would welcome your expert opinion.

Many thanks

PeterS

You've downloaded the Windows version. Make sure to download the Mac version.

Thanks. I have got it running now.

Many thanks for your help

PeterS