Google Earth crashing my pc

[NikkiB]

When I was dial up internet, my Google Earth worked fine. Ever since I went broadband and upgraded my Google Earth, the program crashes my pc within seconds. I've uninstalled and reinstalled GE a few times to make sure but the problem is still there. I'm getting quite nostalgic about GE as I've been unable to use it for months!
Any ideas?

[Ethel]

Have you tried opening it with your firewall disabled? It sounds as if your firewall is blocking it.