# Google Earth Help

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-earth-help/554598>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 22, 2010, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-earth-help/554598 "2010-09-22T00:50:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-earth-help/554598/1 "2010-09-22T00:50:20Z")

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When I click on my Google Earth icon, this yellow skeleton like image of the earth come up.

How can I change it back to just a regular image of the earth?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![ramel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ramel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ramel)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-earth-help/554598/2 "2010-09-22T03:00:24Z")

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Tools/Options, in the “3D view tab” try fiddling with a few settings.

If none of that works, try reinstalling google earth.

If that doesn’t work, try reinstalling your graphics drivers.

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**Author:** ![Caught\_Work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Caught\_Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caught_Work)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-earth-help/554598/3 "2010-09-22T11:01:11Z")

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Try turning off the country borders in the layers tab.