+armadillogal Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 All of a sudden after the last Windows 10 update now none of my browsers will work with Garmin Communicator...now I can't download caches from my computer to my GPS. HELP!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
+kunarion Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) New browsers are dropping support for Garmin Communicator and other plug-ins that use similar methods. The plug-ins are a security risk. On a cache page, click the “GPX File” button (basic members must use the “LOC waypoint file” button). Save the file in the /Garmim/GPX folder of the GPS receiver. This does what the Communicator does, except that you have more control over the files. You'll place unzipped Pocket Queries in a similar way, and they're a better solution for most cachers than loading one cache at a time. If you'd prefer a lot of extra work keeping Garmin Communicator functioning, get familiar with how to do that. Remember that it tends to require adjusting technical settings on the computer and special downloads, that you may get it working today and not tomorrow, that it may work for now in another browser, that it's fine for some people while you can't even get it to work, or that you'll just plain need to keep fixing it at times: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=334207&view=findpost&p=5538114 Edited July 15, 2016 by kunarion Quote Link to comment
RuideAlmeida Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 All of a sudden after the last Windows 10 update now none of my browsers will work with Garmin Communicator... For the time being... IE11 still works. You can also use BaseCamp, by instance. Quote Link to comment
+armadillogal Posted July 15, 2016 Author Share Posted July 15, 2016 All of a sudden after the last Windows 10 update now none of my browsers will work with Garmin Communicator... For the time being... IE11 still works. You can also use BaseCamp, by instance. Not on my computer.... We're sorry. Your web browser, Internet Explorer v11.0 (trident v7.0) 32bit on Microsoft Windows 10 64bit, is not configured to support map downloads. Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 All of a sudden after the last Windows 10 update now none of my browsers will work with Garmin Communicator... You can also use BaseCamp, by instance. ^^^^ This. While browser to GPS communication can be useful, downloading waypoint to a waypoint manager such as Basecamp, EasyGPS, or GSAK is a better way to manage a large collection of cache data. New browsers are dropping support for Garmin Communicator and other plug-ins that use similar methods. The plug-ins are a security risk. To be more accurate, the plugin technology (NPAPI) is a security risk. The Garmin communicator plugin or other plugins which use the NPAPI are not necessarily a security risk unless they take advantage of the security hole that NPAPI opens up. Quote Link to comment
+armadillogal Posted July 15, 2016 Author Share Posted July 15, 2016 New browsers are dropping support for Garmin Communicator and other plug-ins that use similar methods. The plug-ins are a security risk. On a cache page, click the “GPX File” button (basic members must use the “LOC waypoint file” button). Save the file in the /Garmim/GPX folder of the GPS receiver. This does what the Communicator does, except that you have more control over the files. You'll place unzipped Pocket Queries in a similar way, and they're a better solution for most cachers than loading one cache at a time. If you'd prefer a lot of extra work keeping Garmin Communicator functioning, get familiar with how to do that. Remember that it tends to require adjusting technical settings on the computer and special downloads, that you may get it working today and not tomorrow, that it may work for now in another browser, that it's fine for some people while you can't even get it to work, or that you'll just plain need to keep fixing it at times: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=334207&view=findpost&p=5538114 I don't even see my GPS on my screen to open it or anything. It's like it's not plugged in and it is. Quote Link to comment
+armadillogal Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 I don't even see my GPS on my screen to open it or anything. It's like it's not plugged in and it is. well I don't know why but I switched the port I had the Dakota plugged into and now it works in IE...knock on wood. Quote Link to comment
+kunarion Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 well I don't know why but I switched the port I had the Dakota plugged into and now it works in IE...knock on wood. Glad you got it working! Quote Link to comment
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