Upgraded to 3.07 - Tomtom 'no maps found-install original'!

keeef · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 27, 2004 Posts: 20

Hi

Do I re-install maps from cd to storage card as TT will not open following upgrade or can I re-activate maps already installed?

Thanks

lbendlin · Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 8:47 am Post subject:

You can also just fix the registry pointer.
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keeef · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 27, 2004 Posts: 20

Can I ask how to fix registry pointer please as I am new to ipaq\TTN3

Thanks

lbendlin · Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 9:44 am Post subject:

Have a read here

http://pocketgpsworld.com/tomtom-navigator-registry-hack.php

and then adjust the "Maps" branch accordingly.
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keeef · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 27, 2004 Posts: 20

Hi

Looks a bit complicated to me (beginner), is there an easier way to get TTN3 running again. If I reinstall from cd will it revert to version 3.01 or can I install maps only.

Beginning to wish I had stuck with earlier version

Thanks keeef

lbendlin · Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 2:31 pm Post subject:

Re-installing your existing map doesn't really help.

Try installing a small map in addition to the one you have already. Then see if you can switch to the newly added map
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thedon · Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2004 3:34 pm Post subject:

I've got the same problem (reloaded tt3 to use a replacement wired receiver) - managed to fix it first time by copying a small map from the sd card into my docs on the ipaq.

Then upgraded to 3.03 and got a slightly different eror message, but suggesting the same problem "No maps found, please install and activate an original TomTom Navigator 3 map first."

It doesn't matter if I install direct to the ipaq, to the sd card via an external reader, or to a folder on the pc (and then copy to the sd card) - i get the same message.

I tried reinstalling the maps from my tt3 cd - and that made no difference.

I used the recommended Reg Editor, and the map string seems to point to the correct location.

Any ideas?.

lbendlin · Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2004 3:44 pm Post subject:

is the .axs file still present in the \my documents folder?
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thedon · Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2004 3:48 pm Post subject:

Hi Lutz - yes it is.

You've got my hopes up now - is this an easy fix?.

thedon · Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:05 pm Post subject:

Ooh and there's also one in the "root" of the mobile device - ie. navigating using Win XP "My Computer", Mobile Device, My Pocket PC (shows modified today 5/12/04).

The one in My Docs also shows create today / modified today.

thedon · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 2:41 pm Post subject:

oh well - I give up (sorry Lutz) my patience is really short with these things!.

I finally decised to uninstall the Tom Tom / GPS / Wizard & Voice apps again, and this time deleted all TomTom registry keys under HKLM & HKCU. This then allowed me to reinstall v3.0 succesfully - I haven't the courage to attempt to upgrade to 3.03 again yet!.

The only problem now, is that I was a bit hasty in my rage, and think I've deleted all copies of my POI's (stored in a My Favourite Locations folder).

DavidW · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 3:58 pm Post subject:

Favourites go in the settings files - which makes them rather vulnerable. Like quite a few people, I only set the home favourite and have a personal POI category for everything else, which is much easier to manipulate, back up and hold on to in the event of settings files or similar mishaps.

You really want to get to at least Navigator 3.03 if you're in the UK - that's the first version of Navigator 3 with the 'fixed' address lookup.

David

thedon · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 5:08 pm Post subject:

thanks David - I did create a special folder of POI's, but can't find it on my PC or PDA. I deleted my Great_Britain Navigator Map folder on my SD card, and then reinstalled a file with the same name, so supect if it was in there, it's unrecoverable!.

Any idea where it normally gets put during an active sync, or what it mght be called?

Cheers

Jamie

DavidW · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 5:45 pm Post subject:

POIs go in the map folder as .ov2 files (data) and .bmp (associated icon). If you deleted your map folder and had no backup, they're gone.

POI files are not synchronised using the Files feature of ActiveSync, as that only synchronises files in \My Documents. If you want to synchronise files from elsewhere, check out MightySync, which works via ActiveSync. The user interface is a bit quirky, but it works well and it's cheap.

David

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