Saturday, March 21, 2009

Fix Google Chrome in 64-Bit Windows 7

Many users who’ve installed the 64-bit version of the Windows 7 Beta build 7000 are experiencing difficulties with Google’s new browser: Chrome. Users with this problem will see a blank page instead of the default homepage on load. If the user attempts to visit a website, they will see an error message: “Aw, Snap! Something went wrong while displaying this webpage. To continue, press Reload or go to another page.” See the picture below.

Users who try to navigate to a website while running Googles Chrome on Windows 7 7000 64-Bit will see this Aw, Snap! error message.

Users who try to navigate to a website while running Google's Chrome on Windows 7 7000 64-Bit will see this "Aw, Snap!" error message.

To fix this problem:

  1. Go to Start. Find “Google Chrome” in the Programs list.
  2. Right click the Chrome icon labeled “Google Chrome” and go to Properties.
  3. Modify the “Target” field in the Shortcut tab. Add the line: “--in-process-plugins” to the back of your address.
  4. Modify the Target field in the Shortcut tab to look like this.

    Modify the "Target" field in the Shortcut tab to look like this.

  5. You will need to modify the “Target” of any Google Chrome shortcut on your computer for each shortcut to work.
  6. All done! Enjoy Chrome!

2 comments:

  1. For Windows 7 64 bit (Win7 x64 RTM)
    Download and install using the Standalone installer.. it works..

    http://dl.google.com/chrome/install/195.21/chrome_installer.exe

    This number may change *** /195.21/ ** depending on the version. This is the latest version as on date
    - Vivx

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  2. Browser Tech Support 1800 935 0537, http://computertechsupport.us/

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