- #Garmin basecamp wont load windows 7 install#
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In the options area check the box for "Install In MapSource" The Create MAPSET section should look similar (but not the same) to this: If you don't have a typ file but rather a txt file select that then hit compile make sure the.
#Garmin basecamp wont load windows 7 free#
Valid numbers are 1 - 65535.įill in the copyright info (Note: with the free version of cgpsmapper the copyright won't be added to the map) To decide what family ID to use browse the list of maps you have installed on the right side and make sure you don't use one of those. Now you have two options, either fill in a family id or the product id. img files were.įill in the Mapset Name (Do NOT uses spaces in this name, we'll add spaces later). This is most likely the same folder where the. Open the folder for the Mapset Directory. Now we will fill in the blanks in the Create MAPSET section This will move the files from the list on the left side to the right side. Tell MapSetToolkit the location of cgpsmapper: tdb file click here.Įxtract the file(s) to a folder (the map I'm working with will be in C:gps_mapsphilmont)
This part of the tutorial is for maps that don't have a. img file or a set of files that you want installed.
#Garmin basecamp wont load windows 7 install#
Run the setup and let it install cgpsmapper for you. Get the most recent Free cgpsmapper version for windows here. (I'm using 1.62 beta for this tutorial) you need 1.62+ or you will run into errorsĮxtract MapSetTookit to a location where you can load it up easily (mine is in my gps maps folder) Get the most recent version of MapSetToolkit here. This tutorial will require you to have two free pieces of software. It could be easy: If you downloaded the map from GPSFileDepot and it had a setup wizard (where you kept clicking next to install the map) the files are already loaded into MapSource so you can just load the maps onto your GPSr with this tutorial. img files and load them into MapSource so you can install them on your Garmin GPS unit easily.Ĭhances are you do NOT need this tutorial. img Files Into MapSource or BaseCamp With MapSetToolkitĪuthor: Dan Blomberg | Last updated April 19th, 2009 at 04:27pm You know I’m not the only one who is frustrated.How To Load. Garmin folks, you have to get it together… Please. The 4.2.2 version was completely unstable on the new Windows, so after a web search I found out there had been several updates since 4.2.2.
#Garmin basecamp wont load windows 7 update#
Ironically, I did not receive any notice on the earlier version of BC (4.2.2) that an update was available, even after selecting Check for Updates. Seems to have become a bit more stable now, however I have not tried to connect a Garmin device and upload routes. Within the first 15 minutes of use BC crashed four times.
But, BaseCamp is still about as slow as it was on my ten year old Windows. (BTW, I spent 30 years as a product manager responsible for complex medical imaging devices, so I do feel I have a sense of what makes a decient UI.) I just updated from a ten year old Windows to a new Windows 4.2 GHz i7, 32 GB RAM, 3TB Fusion Drive - very fast PC. I keep hoping Garmin will do an overhaul of this aged, unintuitive, overly complicated and frustrating application, but I am disappointed with each new release/update.
I have been using Garmin devices for many years - BaseCamp for the past 10 years.
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