Larry,

The missing .kml file sounds like that Windows 7 feature, User 
Account Control Data Redirection.

http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/developers/archive/2009/08/04/user-account-control-data-redirection.aspx

Windows7 doesn't want any data to be stored in the 'Program Files' 
application's root directories.  If an application tries to store 
something there, Windows 7 redirects it to another User specific 
directory and provides some form of redirection that is supposed to 
make the application think it's still located in 'Program 
Files/WinSDR/' for example.  But, if you browse that directory, you 
won't see any data.  Sounds exactly like what Gary's describing.  To 
see the files you will likely find them somewhere like 
'C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program 
Files(x86)\WinSDR\'   courtesy of Windows7.

Brett

At 03:48 AM 1/12/2011, you wrote:
>Sounds like a directory or file permission problem. This is how this 
>feature works. When the user uses either the Display/Modify / 
>GoogleEarth / Station or Event menu items WinQuake should create a 
>file called GoogleEarth.kml. This file should be located in the 
>WinQuake root directory. WinQuake then makes a system call to open 
>GoogleEarth with the first parameter being the full directory and 
>file name to the kml file.
>
>So WinQuake needs to be able to create the file and GoogleEarth must 
>be able to read the file in the WinQuake root directory. The first 
>thing to check is to see if WinQuake is creating the GoogleEarth.kml 
>file. If the file is there try double clicking on the file. This 
>should open GoogleEarth and then zoom to either the station or event location.
>
>Regards,
>Larry Cochrane
>Webtronics
>
>On 1/10/2011 1:45 PM, Gary Lindgren wrote:
>>Last week I heard about the use of Google Earth in WinQuake. I have 
>>Windows 7 Pro and
>>my home network is a local domain. I downloaded the latest copy of 
>>WinQuake and the
>>installed the latest copy of Google Earth. I also selected them to run As
>>Administrator. My event files are stored in my Documents folder. 
>>Everything works
>>okay except when I select Google Earth to go to the quake site. 
>>Google Earth opens
>>and just shows the center of USA. The Go to item is blank. All the 
>>needed information
>>is in WinQuake for the quake. Ted was so kind to offer trying one 
>>of my event files
>>and it worked okay on his system. Any ideas to solve my problem.
>>
>>Gary


Larry,


The missing .kml file sounds like that Windows 7 feature, User Account
Control Data Redirection.



http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/developers/archive/2009/08/04/user-account-control-data-redirection.aspx



Windows7 doesn't want any data to be stored in the 'Program Files'
application's root directories.  If an application tries to store
something there, Windows 7 redirects it to another User specific
directory and provides some form of redirection that is supposed to make
the application think it's still located in 'Program Files/WinSDR/' for
example.  But, if you browse that directory, you won't see any
data.  Sounds exactly like what Gary's describing.  To see the
files you will likely find them somewhere like
'C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program
Files(x86)\WinSDR\'   courtesy of Windows7.


Brett


At 03:48 AM 1/12/2011, you wrote:

Sounds like a directory or file
permission problem. This is how this feature works. When the user uses
either the Display/Modify / GoogleEarth / Station or Event menu items
WinQuake should create a file called GoogleEarth.kml. This file should be
located in the WinQuake root directory. WinQuake then makes a system call
to open GoogleEarth with the first parameter being the full directory and
file name to the kml file.


So WinQuake needs to be able to create the file and GoogleEarth must be
able to read the file in the WinQuake root directory. The first thing to
check is to see if WinQuake is creating the GoogleEarth.kml file. If the
file is there try double clicking on the file. This should open
GoogleEarth and then zoom to either the station or event
location.


Regards,

Larry Cochrane

Webtronics


On 1/10/2011 1:45 PM, Gary Lindgren wrote:

Last week I heard about the use
of Google Earth in WinQuake. I have Windows 7 Pro and

my home network is a local domain. I downloaded the latest copy of
WinQuake and the

installed the latest copy of Google Earth. I also selected them to run
As

Administrator. My event files are stored in my Documents folder.
Everything works

okay except when I select Google Earth to go to the quake site. Google
Earth opens

and just shows the center of USA. The Go to item is blank. All the needed
information

is in WinQuake for the quake. Ted was so kind to offer trying one of my
event files

and it worked okay on his system. Any ideas to solve my problem.


Gary