Team_LPD
-
Posts
350 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Posts posted by Team_LPD
-
-
I have a Palm m515 and it will not work with Vista, which is on my laptop.
The Palm works greatt on my desktop which has XP. My Palm came with the USB connection.
When I was using my Etrex Legend I bought one of those USB to serial connectors and it worked just fine.
-
This is not geocaching based.....well, maybe it is since I did some geocaching during the week.......but its definitely tick related. I posted this on another board (gun related), so here is a copy;
I got one on my gonads last year!!!
I was at a week long NRA LEO Tactical Shooting Instructor Course down in York, PA. On about Thursday, after a long hot day I was about to get in the shower when I noticed a speck on my next (gonads story comes later) and wadda ya know.....a tick!!
When I was in the USMC back in the late 70's early 80's we used to get ticks frequently whenever we went to the field, so it was no biggie. Slow and steady and I got it out. Gave myself a good once over (or so I thought) and I appeared to be tick free.
Friday was the last day and after a long drive home I'm about ready to get in the shower. I had called my wife on Thursday to tell her about the tick and she said I better check myself again.
So........I stand in front of the mirror, looking things over.......decide to check under the boys...........dadgum!!!! A tick!!!! Yelled for the wife who said don't move. Where did she think I was going to go, naked as a jaybird with a tick on my gonads???
She grabbed a set of tweezers and after some gentle.........GENTLE manipulating.........I was tick free.
Yes, I hate ticks too!!!
-
Yes, it will work. I have a 60CSX and run MapSource with Topo and CN on my desktop which has Windows XP.
I also run everything on my laptop which has Windows Vista and everything runs great.
-
Think about a cache the size of your pinky finger nail.
-
I haven't dont many, obviously, but I was surprised to realize a few were in woods that looked nicely covered with poison ivy. Stayed away since I was wearing shorts but it made me wonder how many cachers get poison ivy!
I'm still getting over a dose of poison ivy I got doing a cache here. Just post that there is poison ivy in the area and then those of us that have reactions can choose out own destiny.
-
I'm running nroute with Vista, no problems.
It sounds like maybe your desktop shortcut is pointing to the install file you downloaded, instead of the program file?
See if your shortcut is pointing to C:\Garmin\nRoute\nRoute.exe
Icon is fine. For some reason nroute is not recognizing anything from MapSource on my laptop.
-
Did you try opening mapsource first and then choose nRoute from there?
Yup, no go. Error message still pops up. I can run it from the instal, but can't run it from the icon.
-
I doubt if nRoute was designed for vista.
Many other people on other forums have been having problems with Garmin and Vista!
Maybe thats the problem. Everything else works ok, GPSr, MapSource with Topo & CN, etc. Just not nroute, at least not from the icon!! If I want to run the whole install process everytime it looks like it will work. Oh well.
-
No.
Did you instal the nRoute in the same location as the Garmin maps on the laptop?
Yes. If I click on the icon and go through the whole install process, nroute works. close the program and click on the icon in the start menu, the error message pops up. Frustrating to say the least.
Might be a Vista problem. I downloaded nroute to my desktop which is running Windows XP and it runs fine. Click on the icon and no problems. Try to do the same on my laptop which is running Windows Vista, and I get the problem.
I think I'm just going to uninstall everything, then re-install everything to make sure everything is where its supposed to be. I should have to, but I can't figure out any other way to try and get htis to work.
-
No.
Did you instal the nRoute in the same location as the Garmin maps on the laptop?
Yes. If I click on the icon and go through the whole install process, nroute works. close the program and click on the icon in the start menu, the error message pops up. Frustrating to say the least.
-
Downloaded nroute this afternoon. After running the install process, it will run fine. However if I close nroute and try to run it I get an error message statign nroute cannot find any installed mapsource map products. Install one or more mapsource map products and start nroute again.
If I go back and go through the install procees, it works. Clicking on the icon causes the error message.
What gives?
It requires Garmin maps to be installed.
CitySelect, CityNavigator, MetroGuide or Topo.
nRoute is incomplete until the maps are installed.
I already have MapSource Topo and City Navigator on my laptop. Do they need to be re-installed??
-
Downloaded nroute this afternoon. After running the install process, it will run fine. However if I close nroute and try to run it I get an error message statign nroute cannot find any installed mapsource map products. Install one or more mapsource map products and start nroute again.
If I go back and go through the install procees, it works. Clicking on the icon causes the error message.
What gives?
-
Garmin GPS-MAP 60CSx owners... I want to replace an older GPS unit. Looking real close at the GPS-MAP 60CSx.
Number one on my requirements is battery life. I like to hike. I like long hikes. I don't like my batteries going dead in the middle of a hike and losing my tracklog.
Question 1. How long do your batteries last - and what kind of batteries do you use? (eg 2600ma Ni-MH, Duracel Alkalines, etc.)
Question 2. Anything you DON't like about the GPS-MAP 60CSx? I have a 60CS and after a few years I still like it.
Thanks.
Battery life: Lemme put it this way, I've accidentally left it on overnight and come back to it 8+ hours later and it's still on, after a day's caching.
Things I don't like: The fact that I paid more for an inferior product to the Cx. Both the compass and barometric altimeter are in constant need of recalibration. The compass I have almost never used, and the barometric altimeter cannot be turned off. Also, since the 76 is now cheaper, floats, and comes with a bigger microSD card, I'd probably go for that one instead if I were buying now. I'd reccomend the 76Cx over the 60CSx.
Been using my 60CSx for over a year and have no complaints at all. The only time anything needs to be caibrated is when the batteries are replaced. No biggie, takes less than a few minutes to do this. I don't know why anyone would have a problem with it.
-
I am planning on purchasing a new Garmin GPSMap 60CSx and mapping software. Any advice on where to purchase and get the best service/price? Also any comments on why I should consider a different GPS unit. I use my current one (Magellan Gold) for geocaching and travel and plan to do the same with the new one. Thanks.
www.gpsonsale.com has them for $339.
-
I know from the "My geoarsenal" thread that a lot of you carry firearms when you geocache.
For those of you who do, how exactly do you carry while geocaching? I know it depends largely on state laws, but do you wear it openly or conceal it? Do you holster it for quick access or put it in your backpack?
My concern is not just with safety and following the law, but also with comfort. My state allows concealed carry, but my gun is too big to conceal comfortably unless I wear a jacket or some sort of outer garment (I also have a pocket .22, but that's not likely to be very helpful against anything nasty I'd run across out in the woods). And even though it's also legal to carry openly I don't want to frighten or make uncomfortable anyone I might run across on a trail.
I have a basic belt holster that works well, and I could probably hide it sufficiently with a simple vest (I'm planning on getting a blaze orange vest anyway to lessen my chances of getting shot by a nearsighted hunter), and that's the option that I'm leaning towards.
I still haven't decided for sure that I'll carry, but since I usually cache alone I (and my wife) would feel more comfortable if I did. If I do it will only be for out-of-the-way caches, but I'd just like to get some feedback on carrying options.
Thanks.
Depends. Most times its on my waist. Sometimes, if I'm doing things around town it might be in an ankle holster (never when out in the bush though), and other times in a fanny pack.
-
Vista doesn't play well with Palm, I have the m515 model. Luckily my desktop has XP so I can do all the things I need to on there. I'd like to do everything on my laptop, GPS, GSAK and Palm......but I'll survive.
-
Okay, who else besides me has got the first dose of poison ivy for the year? My wife and I were doing a cache here in NEPA and I must have come into contact with the little bugger somewhere. I've got a nice rash on the inside of my elbow. Its not itching anymore, but its in the oozzing/weeping stage!! Poison ivy and I do NOT get along very well!
-
Boy, sometimes I do things that make me feel really stupid. Or in this case, DON'T do things....
Thanks.
For some reason I have not been getting my PQ's on the day I select (Friday). Yes the day is checked but I have not been getting them for the past few weeks. If I select Saturday, I get them.
-
Um, not to be a wise acker or anything, but have you read the manual?Please Help. I just went and bought a Garmin Legend GPSr. I cant figure out how to program waypoints into it to go caching. Anyone that could help me it would be greatly apprieciated.Also, knowing which GPSr you bought would help if someone is going to answer your question here.
Maybe the dog is the observant one
LOL........did I fail to mention that she is a seeing/reading eye dog!
-
Please Help. I just went and bought a Garmin Legend GPSr. I cant figure out how to program waypoints into it to go caching. Anyone that could help me it would be greatly apprieciated.
Um, not to be a wise acker or anything, but have you read the manual?
Also, knowing which GPSr you bought would help if someone is going to answer your question here.
-
Had the same problem so I went to the Garmin website and just downloaded the whole thing. It was like 48Mb versus the 4 or 5 MB that the update was. No big deal on a broadband connection. After it downloaded the update ran fine.
Used the link to update MapSource on my desktop Windows XP computer last night without any problems. For some reason when I had tried to update it using the "check for updates" in MapSource it would stall.
All good now.
-
Thanks mach2003, the link worked and downloaded fine. I am running XP and it downloaded fine. I tried the "search" function and got pages and pages of info. Felt like asking was easier for me, and it worked. Next time I will read all the pages first for a few hours before I "just ask".
I'll have to try running it at home. I know when I tried to update my desk top I'd get a window to open, then everything would stall. I closed the window and went to Garmin's web site and saw that the following about 6.12.3;
Notes:
WARNING: This software will not work unless you already own a MapSource product.
This version of MapSource no longer supports Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows NT.
Works with Windows Vista.
Duh....after posting I see that XP is not listed as not being supported. I'll have to try the link above, maybe that was my problem.
-
Trid time posting the same info, I wonder if you tried search first?
I have had the same problem, and used this link, also posted it here before.
What OS are you running on your computer? The newer updates no longer work with Windows XP. I have Windows XP on my desk top and could not update MapSource. However, I have Windows Vista on my lap top and it updated just fine.
-
On the Palm site, if you browse around, you will see they do not support Media Edition. On this laptop, unless I HotSync from the Administrator account, instead of the Limited account I generally use, I get the horrible, full-screen, "Blue Screen of Death.
I have absolutely no problems with my Desktop computer still running Win2K.
On my desk top we are running Windows XP Home Media and never had a problem with MapSource or Palm.
On my new laptop I have Vista and MapSource is running just fine, however there are issues with the Palm as Vista does not recognize the files used in Palm.
USB PDA that works with Windows Vista ad eTrex GPSr
in GPS technology and devices
Posted
If I want to put anything on my Palm m515......I have to do it through my desktop using XP. I just save the GSAK file to a thumb drive (from my laptop with Vista), then transfer it to my desktop.
Once there I upload it to GSAK, then download the Palm file to my PDA. A round-about way......but it works. I don't know if MS will eventually get Vista to work with the PDA file..........or if a whole new set of PDA's will have to be manufactured.