for all those who are smarter than me

Your doing something wrong!!!

Get the correct CD!!!

Kiwi,

if i plug something foreign into a USB my PC will run the appropriate programfor it or if it cant find it asks me if i want to search the internet to find it,walah job done usually.on the odd occassion it may not find the software reqd.hope this helps.cheers Paul

Hi Kiwi

I highly recommend you go into Start>Settings>Control Panel and use the 'Add Remove Programs' program to uninstall anything that was installed for the GPS.

Reboot computer

Read the installation guide and follow it's instructions. Generally you will need to install the software first, then connect the device when prompted. Connecting the cable is not sufficient as the computer doesn't recognise it as being anything (its kinda like an extension cable). You will need to plug the GPS into the cable and turn it on.

If that doesn't work try plugging it into another USB port. It shouldn't make a difference which port it is in, but sometimes it does.

If all that doesn't work you will need to wait till the morning and ring the support section of the manufacturer, or whoever you purchesed it from. There may be something wrong with the installation disk or the device itself.

I have had trouble with the explorist 500 and the usb port recognizing it there is a small program called 'gpsportchecker' if you get that from the internet it will find the gps, if every thing else is ok.

regards
Jon

Laura

Redback is right on the money there !

Uninstall everything associated with the GPS.

And start again ....

Then R T F M !

Cheers Mate
Bucky

I had a prob with the cable (Expl400) right from the start but didnt realize till late and had to buy a new one. The fact that the computer can see something it doesnt recognise tells me that the signal is getting through and computer hasnt relevant software.

Maps come on sd cards from the manufacturer/seller. The old ones on cd you can forget.

good luck

owen

Simple answer is to get rid of the Magellan Explorist 500 and buy a Garmin LOL

Cheers Kev

I have NFI what your problem is

I only have a old version of DAST but it has a menu option called Options, GPS Settings. When selectiong that for the 1st time it attempts to locate the GPS (would need the GPS plugged in). have you tried looking in DAST for something similar.

The down side of this is you will get no help from the distributor,at least i haven't.They are in WA and are a complete joke.I have had no response from any of the emails i have sent to them.There is a dude on here somewhere that can help you i think,just have to do a lot of searching.gpoz maybe....Updates are non existant as far as i can tell...but...i am a computer spastic too!
Good luck...I will be watching this thread for the right goodies!
Cheers Mick

when all else fails try ringing oziexplorer (i think thats the people that have all the leads and stuff )and see if theyb have time for va chat about your problem they are pretty smart people

steve