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Yes, v.8 is the predecessor to v.2008. Garmin began using years starting with 2008 (2007 release). You should be able to buy the 2009 update and apply it directly over v.8. My v.8 is not an "NT" format. Will the 2009 NT update work or will I need to first buy/install the 2008 NT version and then apply the 2009 NT update? Thanks.

I have a "City Navigator North America" DVD labeled "Version 8.00". Is this the predecessor to "City Navigator NT North America, Version 2008"? If so, then to get to the latest version I would need to buy "Version 2008" and then upgrade to "Verison 2009"?

I reopened the GPX files in MapSource and confirmed the proximity box was unchecked and it had 0.000. I reloaded the GPX file of POI's to the unit.... same result. I used your POILoader files (5 files) to replace mine and it worked just fine! Your POILoader.exe version is 2.2.1.3 and mine was 2.3.1.0. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your assistance. Let me know the best way to communicate with Garmin. I would be happy to. From reading these forums, it appears they do at least take input from the user community. Thanks again!

Not sure if this is where to post a forum use question, but will give it a try... I have seen forum messages with screen shot images taken from the GPSr. I downloaded Garmin's xImage utility and have successfully captured screen shots from my 60CSx. How do I get those images into a forum message? Thanks.

Yes, there is a bug with the latest version of the POI Loader. If not for the bug your steps would work perfectly. Red90's advice is great on both counts. The work-around, and the sending of an email to Garmin Tech support. They do listen and respond to us users! You can also grab the previous version linked to on this thread by ProsperoDK for now. Are your referring to these steps? I tried these steps, but ended up with the same result on the GPSr. While I had the GPX files exported from GSAK opened in MapSource, I did verify the comments fields contained what I had specified in the GSAK export. So, I'm sure the comments are what I wanted. Let me clarify step 4 above. It states, "4) Uncheck the box "Proximity", under zero in the field and hit OK." I assumed it meant "enter zero in the field..", but since the solution didn't work for me, I thought I would be sure. If this solution doesn't pan out, do you know what version of POI Load does not have the issue, but does support GPX files? Also, what is the best way to contact Garmin to report an issue like this? We're days away from a summer vacation to Colorado with a new 60CSx and first-time cache hunting with my son. We're excited about what we've read here and learned about the 60CSx. We just need need to get past this final issue. Thanks in advance for your help! Thanks. Edited: Found this on Garmin POI Loader download page.... looks like I would have to find at least version 2.2.1 to get GPX capabilities. Changes made from version 2.0 to 2.2.1: * Added support for reading POIs from GPX files. You can now create POIs in MapSource and load them in POI Loader. See product Help for more details.

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I think I am having a similar problem with a 60CSx. I've spent a lot of time reading through this forum and found some great information for creating Custom POIs. I signed up as a Premium Member on Geocaching.com so that I could download caches as GPX files. I installed GSAK 6.6.2, pulled a set of caches into a GSAK database. Then, in the GSAK Export to GPX dialog, I set the Way Point Name field to: %code %name, and the Cache Description Format field to: By %By (%Dif/%Ter) %con1 %hint (got this from an earlier post that included great screen shots of how this would translate on the GPSr). Then I use POI Loader to load the GPX to the GPSr. All is good as far as getting all the caches to show up in the Custom POIs on the GPSr. What is not working is the detail information about each. The Way Point Name field variables translated just fine. But, the "By %By (%Dif/%Ter) %con1 %hint" variables did not. All I get is: Alarm Range Unknown Alarm Speed Unknown Any help from the folks that have posted screen shots of this working would be great. **Note: The posts I referred to were much earlier in this thread by Timpat and Got GPS? (If you are still checking this thread, I would love to know if there was anything special you had to do to get the Cache Description Format variables to translate appropriately. Thanks!