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EarthDesk

View a high-resolution image of Earth on your desktop.

Version: 5.1.1

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Version 5 doesn't work

Feedback Type: Troubleshooting Report

Contributed by: eatapc Monday, June 29 2009 @ 07:14 PM PDT

Product Platform: MacOSX

Used Product For: Less than a month

I love Earthdesk -- have used it since 2005. Unfortunately, I can't get version 5 to run at all.

I've done both an automatic uninstall and manual uninstall of older installations, but after many attempts and several restarts, I can't get V.5 to display a Desktop image.

Hopefully Xeric support will have an explanation soon.

System Info:17" unibody MacBook Pro, OS 10.5.7.

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Version 5 doesn't work - eatapc

Xeric got back to me within 10 minutes. Nice!

The problem is that the Unibody MacBook Pros (with dual graphics displays) require a box in the Advanced preferences tab to be checked: "Display rendered image in a borderless window." This option is said to improve compatibility with dual GPU displays, but it goes way beyond improved compatibility. It's an either/or thing: Either you check that box or Earthdesk doesn't work.

Anyway, Xeric was very responsive, and Earthdesk does work great now.

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Monday, June 29 2009 @ 07:37 PM PDT