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PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 4:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can simply move the CheckPOInt folder from \Program Files to \Storage Card

Before you do this you will have to disable the "Automatically Start TomTom" setting in CheckPOInt. This doesn't work any more, probably because the path to the TomTom exe file is hardcoded in checkpoint.exe (would have been nice if that would be stored in the registry instead)

So - you can move both programs to storage card, but you have to use two more taps to get started

- start CheckPOInt
- start TomTom Navigator

You can still set the "Automatically stop CheckPOInt when TomTom Navigator is stopped" checkbox - that will continue to work


Note:CheckPOInt also installs two DLLs into \Windows (ttncom.dll and tgetfile.dll) - these should be moved into the Checkpoint program folder instead.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 5:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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How did you manage to get checkpoit to load to the Storge card and does it work with Navigator following the Hack?
Still searching for a fix to this one. Sad [/i]


I completely hard reset my ipaq after trying all this reg edit and messing it all up.

Then I installed TomTom, but when activesync says install to default location, select no, and choose SD card.

Then I installed Checkpoint, and again, when activesync says install to default location, click no, and choose SD card.

Works fine on my 2210, all installed on SD card, and both Checkpoint and Postcode can launch Tomtom


You dont need to do the hack if you install tomtom to sd card in first place
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 6:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wilko wrote:

You dont need to do the hack if you install tomtom to sd card in first place


Mostly correct. But there are three files that get installed to \Windows anyhow, and you need to move them to storage card manually. Especially "TomTom GPS.exe"
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 7:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I didn't have a reason to use my PDA for a while recently, consequently the battery went flat and I the PDA lost all its memory. I guess this mod would mean that extended periods of no power wouldn't be an issue?

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 7:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's right. I had the sad opportunity to test this recently, due to a sunken battery. What you will need to do after a hard reset without any PC around is to manually start the GPS Setup tool (TomTom GPS.exe)(to recreate the registry entries) and to repeat the hack for the voice files. You may also need to copy the ttgpseng.exe back into the \windows directory and the .axs file back to \my documents folder. (you did do a backup of these files, right?)

Another option would be to keep a read-only copy of the TTN and TTGPS CAB files on your storage card. So when you're out in the wild and have battery power back you can then re-run the setups. But this is not half as cool as the hack approach.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 8:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ok this registry thingy done I do find that it works a heck of a lot quicker, one question I do have how ever though is I now want to install the 3.07 upgrade from TT, do i just point it at the memory card I have it on or do i need to do anything else ?

Also the other question I am wondering about is that I have CheckPoint 3.2 on there, will I just be able to sync as easy as before...

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 8:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh and I have another question ( Sorry )

I have done all the above things to get TTN working on CF CARD and CheckPoint 3.2 but when I launch CheckPoint it states use part of which map ? nothing comes up !!!

How do i rectify this please ? Does anyone know...

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 11:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Lutz,
Liked the review - am assuming tt access via the "today logo" will not be possible due to this pointing to one location?

Hope this make sense.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 12:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The "today screen logo" trick will continue to work as long as the file name "TomTom Navigator.exe" is not changed.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 2:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Lutz, did a hard reset now it's all working....



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Wilko wrote... How did you manage to get checkpoit to load to the Storage card


Copy checkpoint.exe to your storage card and then just create a shortcut into the windows start menu, this works ok,

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 7:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

Sorry to jump in late, I am only just catching up with the article.

I had originally installed TTN3 to my SD card. I have moved the GPS.exe to my SD card and updated the registry as recommended

There are still two dlls in the windows folder: TomTomCodeInfo and TomTomMemInfo. Can these also be moved?
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am not aware of these DLLs. They may not even be from TomTom Navigator. Try moving them away somewhere and see if it has any impact.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi all,

It seems that checkpoint use the following registry parameter to start tomtom (path to). So if you move tomtom change the following parameter into the registry :

HKLM\software\APPS\tomtom navigator\InstDir

My story :
I moved tomtom from program files to ipaq file store and CheckPOInt wasn't starting anymore Tomtom.
reinstalling several time checkPOInt didn't help me until I changed the path in the InstDir parameter.

hoping this helps the community.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 1:44 pm    Post subject: UK postcode after registry hack Reply with quote

Lutz

I use iPAQ5450 on TTN 2 with a BT GPS and hv just moved the TTN & checkpoint 2.02 with UKspeed camera database on the storage card, .... thanks to you and Dave for this.

I also use an old dump of UKpostcode tool from digitool ( which for some legal reasons hv been withdrawn now).....when i run this application it fails to navigate me ..and just takes me to MAP view .. or it wud kill the TTN application if i go from the MAP view to the Navigator ....before registry hack it was working fine but i had memory issues n thats the reaons i decided to move it on the storage card

Any help would be higly appriciated.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 5:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry I'm not familiar with the postcode app - not much use over here ;-)

Try asking Niels.
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