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leesturbo
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 Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:28 pm Post subject: i downloaded what i thought was a ov2 file |
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but it does not have a extention and windows does not recognise it?
do i just need to give it a extention ?
i.e name it: speedcams.ov2 ? |
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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That depends a lot on what exactly you HAVE downloaded!
We need some more clues...
For a start, are you sure you have Windows set up to actually show the extensions? In Explorer or My Computer go to the Tools Menu / Folder Options... / View tab and ensure "Hide extensions for known file types" is NOT ticked.
Now, is it the speed camera database from here that you've downloaded?
If so, it arrives as a .zip compressed archive. You need to right click it and select "extract all" (in Win XP) to de-compress it back to the original files.
Other than those two possibilities, tell us (or preferably give us a link to) what you've downloaded. |
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leesturbo
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| Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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| yes it was from this site. it did not come as a zipped file ? |
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leesturbo
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PaulB2005
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| Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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| You onlky need one. When it asks where to save it call it Cameras.zip |
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leesturbo
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| Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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| PaulB2005 wrote: | | You onlky need one. When it asks where to save it call it Cameras.zip |
surely a zipped file is compressed to save download/server space then unzip it once you've got it.
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leesturbo
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| Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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| paul you was right tho it worked. |
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PaulB2005
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| Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah. For some reason some peoples PCs don't save the file with a ZIP extension when it is downloaded - PC fault - probably an extension association fault. Anyway by telling it to save it with a camera.zip name it "fixes" the problem. Seen it here a few times.
| Quote: | | surely a zipped file is compressed to save download/server space then unzip it once you've got it. |
As mentioned above the file IS a ZIP file but the PC doesn't think it is because the extension is lost. Tell it to save it with the extension and it works. |
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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Glad you got it working 
It's your personal preference... Have a look at the third question and answer in the FAQs HERE
If your device can cope with multiple POIs, most people go for the speed-zoned set of 24 files. (Takes a while to set up all the warnings, but you only have to do that bit once). |
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leesturbo
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| Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="Andy_P2002"]Glad you got it working
| leesturbo wrote: | from here i downloaded all 3 uk ones as i did not know which was the correct one.
It's your personal preference... Have a look at the third question and answer in the FAQs
If your device can cope with multiple POIs, most people go for the speed-zoned set of 24 files. (Takes a while to set up all the warnings, but you only have to do that bit once). |
i'm not using a normal generic type of sat nav or gps/laptop or mobile phone , its a race circuit data logger laptimer with gps and it can use .ov2 files to give a warning of location but it does not have any route planning capability etc  its a very expensive piece of kit at over £1000 and i may aswell get the very most from it. |
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