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Windows 7 and Garmin USB

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ps56k

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Dec 20, 2009, 11:55:32 AM12/20/09
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Just wondering how Windows 7 is playing
with the Garmin Webupdater, USB drivers,
and the online browser plugin for the Garmin website
with the Dashboard ?

1 - Webupdater ?
2 - Garmin website plugin ?
3 - Garmin website Dashboard ?
4 - Mapsource and other "stuff" ?

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David

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Dec 20, 2009, 12:16:30 PM12/20/09
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My experience with Garmin and Windows 7 (64 bit):

1 - Webupdater works fine;
2 - Plugin; I do not even know what that is;
3 - Dashboard: I do not use that;
4 - Mapsource works fine.

David

ps56k

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Dec 20, 2009, 12:35:56 PM12/20/09
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"David" <som...@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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The Garmin browser "plugin" allows the Garmin website
to connect to your GPS via USB....
and display info on the website Dashboard screen,
https://my.garmin.com/mygarmin/dashboard.htm

Also - it can be used with Mapquest & Google Maps
after finding a location and then "Send to GPS" via the Garmin website
which again would use the plugin to connect to your GPS via USB.

Yepp

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Dec 20, 2009, 1:08:38 PM12/20/09
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"David" <som...@somewhere.com> wrote in news:hglm5m$f1t$1...@news.eternal-
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I changed over to my laptop and seems things are working now! Might have
been the cable as well. Changed both update later when FB is done!!


Thanks for the help Fellow Travelers!


ps56k

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Dec 20, 2009, 6:15:22 PM12/20/09
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"David" <som...@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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> My experience with Garmin and Windows 7 (64 bit):
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> 1 - Webupdater works fine;
> 2 - Plugin; I do not even know what that is;
> 3 - Dashboard: I do not use that;
> 4 - Mapsource works fine.
>

FYI - Garmin plugin info -
http://www8.garmin.com/products/communicator/


Rudy

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Dec 21, 2009, 2:29:58 PM12/21/09
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On the Mapsource full compatibility there are some problems. See this
discussion.

https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?t=3059

ps56k

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Dec 21, 2009, 4:25:55 PM12/21/09
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https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?t=3059

WOW - when did Garmin setup their online forum ?


Rudy

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Dec 21, 2009, 5:10:07 PM12/21/09
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I don’t know. I found it after searching about win 7 and mapsource
memory problems.

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