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INSTALLING GOOGLE EARTH PRO ON LAB
MACHINES WITH RESTRICTED USER
PERMISSIONS
1. Install Google Earth Pro while logged in as an administrator
o Fill in the requested username and password (Email Stacey.maples@yale.edu for this
information)
o Set the login form to remember the login information
2. Create the following directories and set the Users group permissions to Modify:
o C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Google\Google Earth
o
C:\Google Earth\Temp
3. Open the Windows Registry Editor
4. Find the key:
\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Earth Pro\
o
Replace the entry for KMLPath with:
 C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Google\Google Earth
o
Replace the entry for CachePath with:
 C:\Google Earth\Temp
5. At the end of the build Copy the desired profile to:
o C:\Documents and Settings\Default User
Thanks to bryan.kazdan@yale.edu and steven.ongley@yale.edu ( of AM&T) for this solution.
The Yale Map Collection
Stacey Maples – GIS Assistant
At Sterling Memorial Library
203-432-8269 / stacey.maples@yale.edu
130 Wall Street, Room 707
www.library.yale.edu/maps