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Garmin V will communicate with one pc but not another?


Moosede

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First off I say THANK YOU to all who helped with my last plea for help. Now for the latest need, I am using a Garmin V that will talk to one computer but not another. I am using a usb to serial adapter and the software that came with it. Works great on a Sotec laptop but gets several errors when tried on a Dell. Cannot open serial port, program recieved info it does not understand, gps unit contains no waypoints, etc. Help!!!!!!!

 

Moosede

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What operating system are you using on the Dell, and what version of MapSource are you using?

Sorry about that, should have mentioned that earlier. XP and ver 3.

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What operating system are you using on the Dell, and what version of MapSource are you using?

Sorry about that, should have mentioned that earlier. XP and ver 3.

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Right click MY Computer, then click Properties, click Hardware tab, click Devise Manager, click the + on Universal Serial Bus controllers, and see if you have any yellow flags

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You say you have ver 3, is that City Select North America v3 or MapSource v3? The latest version of MapSource is 6.11.6 you can download the latest version HERE

 

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Update MapSource to 6.11.6, some of the older versions of MapSource did not support USB, one other question, is the Dell a desk top computer? if so does it have a 9 pin serial port?

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Is there some kind of setup in the usb to serial adapter software? you might try and uninstall the usb to serial adapter software, and reinstall it, other than that I'm running out of options, you may try and go to Control Panel, and Add Hardware

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