help upgrading map on tomtom 710

daveg247 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 25, 2008 Posts: 59

Hi All,

I've bought my dad the Western Europe Map V8.15 to upgrade the existing map on his Tomtom 710.

Just wanted to know if anyone can give me some advice.

I've backup the Tomtom to my pc but I was just wondering what to do with the POI's? My dads a truck driver and has a deliveries icon in his POI which has all the various places where he needs to go, whats the easiest way to back these up plus the rest of his Favs/POI and will they still work on the new map?

Also is there anything else I need to do before updating the map.

Cheers all

mikealder · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject:

As you have a full backup of the device all you need to do is update the map then copy the files with a .ov2 and .bmp file extension to the new map folder as these are the Custom POI files - Mike

Andy_P · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject:

There are lots of useful hints and tips in the "FAQs" post HERE that should include what you need.

Basically, you need to manually copy all your POIs (.ov2 files and .bmp files) from the old map to the new one.

For your favourites, with the latest software you cannot copy the relevant file (MapSettings.cfg) any more, so you need to convert them to a POI file - either on the machine BEFORE you add the new map, or by using POI Edit (again there should be instructions in the FAQ topic).

Andy_P · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 5:52 pm Post subject:

Mike - I've just looked at the FAQs, and there is one for sorting the favourites (#15), but there ISN'T one for copying POIs from one map to another. I'm sure I've seen onne on PGPSW, should we add a link from the FAQs if you can find one? (or I can rustle something up for you from one I did "elsewhere" Wink

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mikealder · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 6:04 pm Post subject:

Andy, the FAQ is now 2 years old and in need of a little "modernisation" in some areas so that would be a very good addition to the collection - I will sort something out on this topic in the morning.

I don't want to keep adding to the FAQ though, something will have to be removed (any more than 15 items gets too big for anyone to bother reading it), but a couple of the links are PDA related so they can go without too much of a problem - Mike

RATOM · Regular Visitor Joined: Aug 07, 2008 Posts: 61

Hello Mike Andy_P

Can i just add my bit to Andy's suggestion and your thoughts....I think and I am sure quite a few others like me would like things *unremoved* from the FAQ page...these are very helpful...they are at one place now and easily availabel to anyone....so i would say, nay, request... don't remove them until they are really really obsolete. Most of us, (though i don't) use PDAs even now.

best

RATOM

mikealder · Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:00 am Post subject: Re: FAQ PAGE

daveg247 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 25, 2008 Posts: 59

Thanks for everyones help gonna give the update a go now.

Thanks again.

daveg247 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 25, 2008 Posts: 59

Well took a while to download but I've got the new map installed and all the POI's are back on. Smile

Cheers

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