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dave25
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 Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:06 pm Post subject: help*how to install uk maps onto go 700 |
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Hi guys
i am trying to help a mate , his go 700 has frozen, so ive tried to install the software again, but it says no maps installed, anybody can tell me kindly how to install them manually onto the go 700? and are there any latest maps on here to install? a quick guide/links would be great.
thanks alot!
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TomDavison
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| Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:16 pm Post subject: Re: help*how to install uk maps onto go 700 |
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| dave25 wrote: | Hi guys
i am trying to help a mate , his go 700 has frozen, so ive tried to install the software again, but it says no maps installed, anybody can tell me kindly how to install them manually onto the go 700? and are there any latest maps on here to install? a quick guide/links would be great.
thanks alot!
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The 700 did not come with backup maps. If your friend had backed up the hard drive onto a pc, he simply connects the 700 to the pc with a USB cable, where it should be registered as an external drive. Then copy/paste the saved maps onto the 700, using windows explorer. If there is no saved backup of the original map, you will need to go through Tom Tom, since protection will prevent a copy of any other map being activated on that particular device. |
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dave25
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| Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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ive managed to install the firmware again and can see tomtom hardrive on my pc, next question is how to install the maps, i do have a copy cd with Uk maps, says tomtom navigator 5.21 great britian plus map. do i copy the whole directory on the tomtom?
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dave25
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| Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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| will it allow me to install other tomtom maps? or do i have to have the original 700 maps? which i dont! is there no other way i can install some maps? |
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It might allow you to install the maps, but it will ask for an activation code. If you get one from www.ttcode.com he will take over the ownership of the maps. The original owner will no longer have access to upgrades etc.
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dave25
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| Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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| well i want to at least try copying them manually? shall i copy directly onto the root directory? or the full map folder? |
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What you are trying to do is illegal and a breach of the EULA. Advise on it is against the forum rules. As an earlier poster says - ask Tom Tom to try to sort it out.
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TomDavison
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| Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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| dave25 wrote: | ive managed to install the firmware again and can see tomtom hardrive on my pc, next question is how to install the maps, i do have a copy cd with Uk maps, says tomtom navigator 5.21 great britian plus map. do i copy the whole directory on the tomtom?
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The Navigator 5.21 Great Britain plus map is not an original map for the Go 700, which came with the seamless map of Western Europe installed, (if it were originally sold in Europe.) It looks like somewhere down the line, your friend has either bought a dodgy 700, or is trying to load pirated mapping, or both. We can't give any help in this situation. |
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| Oh, and even if you do manage to get the map onto the hard-drive, the copy protection built into the 700 will prevent you from activating it. So you will be able to see that file residing on the hard drive, but it wont display. Only when you have a registered 700, and registered mapping, can you get the activation code from Tom Tom which will allow the 700 to access the map. And there's no point in asking for anyone else to give you a code. This is generated by Tom Tom themselves, and is valid only for the individual pairing of the specific machine, with that particular Cd or SD card. |
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dave25
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| Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Its not a dodgy machine as far i am aware, i have managed to activate it, ive found the product and device code! on the cd cover, the actual cd's been lost, but its working so far! thanks for help anyways |
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