Technical Help Please

[+#1Ranger]

I am having trouble downloading my waypoints to my GPS. It's a Magellan 210, (not the top of the line I know but good for a beginner) I have had to change my computer because the old one died and now I have Windows Vista. The computer recognises that I have a removable device connected, and I can download the waypoints to the Magellan Geocache Manager, but when I try to download to the GPS I get a message saying that the program can't find the Magellan device. It is turned on, and it's plugged in. I have even searched for updated drivers but I get the message saying that all drivers are up to date for this device.

 

The strange thing is that I was having this problem last week and then I went to Ontario for the weekend and my son was able to download waypoints from his computer onto my GPS but now I am back home I am having the same trouble. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.....#1Ranger

[+infiniteMPG]

The computer recognises that I have a removable device connected, and I can download the waypoints to the Magellan Geocache Manager, but when I try to download to the GPS I get a message saying that the program can't find the Magellan device. It is turned on, and it's plugged in. I have even searched for updated drivers but I get the message saying that all drivers are up to date for this device.

Sounds like an issue with the USB (I am assuming USB connection) driver for the Magellan. Vista might see you have "something" connected but if it doesn't say you have a Magellan 210 connected then it might not be talking to it. Still on XP (and not planning on moving to Vista) so not much help on removing and re-installing the USB Magellan drivers but I think that's where you need to head.

[Neos2]

I had to reload the drivers for my Garmin after a switch to Vista. That took care of the problem for me.