Error using Google maps

Paul80 · Regular Visitor Joined: Aug 25, 2005 Posts: 246

Hi Guys

Getting a problem using google maps with my tomtom 520

I do a seach for a business, select send, select GPS. TomTom Home starts then I get an error (see pic below)

Anyone got any thoughts as to why this is happening.

The only thing I can think of is that I am running windows vista 64 but tomtom don't list any operating systems on the requirements page.

Thanks for any help

Paul

richard345 · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 12:32 pm Post subject:

Paul,

I had the same issue. Give me a bit of time and I'll point you at the thread I created and let you know what TT advised me to do to fix it.

It is working now, so bear with me.
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richard345 · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 1:44 pm Post subject:

Paul,

Have a look from Post 15 in this thread

http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=62050&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=11

There's a few more and then the final instructions i got from Support which fixed it.

It may help - hope so!
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Paul80 · Regular Visitor Joined: Aug 25, 2005 Posts: 246

Thanks for the link

Unfortunatly there is no C:\Documents & Settings\UserName\Application Data\TomTom folder in vista 64.

There is a C:\Users\UserName\Documents\TomTom folder would that be the same.

Thanks

Paul

richard345 · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:53 pm Post subject:

Hi Paul,

I'm not familier with Vista, but the TomTom folder on my XP Sp3 laptop contains a single folder 'HOME' and in that, there is a Profiles folder and a profile.ini file. In Profiles there's another folder with files & folders.

If I could figure out how to put a screenshot in this post, I woud, but if it's anything like this on your machine, take a full copy of the TomTom folder and then delete the original from your machine and see what hapens.

Good luck!
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Ric - TomTom 520 DEAD - Passed to the great traffic jam in the sky. Now using Maps & Waze on Samsung Galaxy S4 + CamerAlert of course!

Paul80 · Regular Visitor Joined: Aug 25, 2005 Posts: 246

Nope nothing like it on vista.

Mind you just tried it with Firefox and it worked fine, very odd.

Mind you now it works I am not to sure how good the data is.

Just done a search for one of the long stay car parks at Gatwick Airport. Google showed the tag in the correct place on there map but when I sent it to TomTom it gave a location in Belgium. Very usefull.

Paul

richard345 · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:11 pm Post subject:

That's odd.Evey time I've used it, I get to with a couple of metres of the spot!

When you see the selection screen, you are picking TomTom? I'm sure you are, but have a check that you haven't chosen Garmin.
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