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Can't download POI Loader from Garmin website

 
Tue, 04/08/2008 - 8:29pm

When it gets to 99% complete, tells me either the drive is full (It's not it has over 20 GB left) or I don't have permission to write to the drive (I'm on XP and am the only user listed, and have administrator rights). I've tried downloading in IE 6 and Firefox 2.

Just to make sure, I downloaded 5 or 6 very large files from other websites using IE 6 and Firefox, no problems. It seems to just be with this file.

Can anyone help? Or if not, email me the file so I can install it? I just got a nuvi 350 today and am anxious to try out some of the things you all have been talking about!

Thanks in advance.

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Tue, 04/08/2008 - 8:36pm

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Try it from this site. Scroll about halfway down.

http://gpsinformation.org/perry/

The file is just over 15 MB.

Tue, 04/08/2008 - 8:58pm

This is odd. Can't download

This is odd. Can't download any files from that website. Yet I was able to download several poi files from this website. Just did a virus scan yesterday, which came up clean.

It seems to be very selective in what it won't let me download. The only thing I did since my scan was copy the entire contents of the Nuvi memory to a folder on my hard drive named "Nuvi Backup".

I just went to tucows and downloaded a 20 MB file with no problem. Seems to be limited to gps stuff. boy am I confused.

edit: just downloaded another .csv from here just to be sure...worked fine.

edit2: Tried to save these files to my USB2 external HD, same error, yet other things will save. Can't download the communicator plugin either.

I'm going to a windows help forum to post this also, but if anyone here can help, it'd be much appreciated.

Tue, 04/08/2008 - 9:12pm

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Must be a problem on your end. (Not sure what, though.) I just reloaded the POI Loader 2.5.2 EXE from both Garmin's site and GPS Information site without any problems.

Perhaps a security setting?

Tue, 04/08/2008 - 9:20pm

As soon as Spybot finishes

As soon as Spybot finishes it's scan, I'm going to power down and see if that helps....

Tue, 04/08/2008 - 10:12pm

I've got a bad connection on

I've got a bad connection on one of my SATA cables which controls my raid 0 array. Guess it was messing up the works. Pushed it back on tight, and now everything seems ok. sorry to have been a pain, but thanks for the help!

Fri, 09/12/2008 - 8:11am

Broken Tip on traffic control cigarette lighter power unit!

The tip on my power connector is broken . Anyone have any experience getting things repaired or replaced from Garmin. My unit is a Garmin 550c which has the power unit and traffic control in one unit if I replace it ... it costs $198 Tiger GPS has the whole unit on sale for $179 so I just bought one for my other truck still need a power unit for the other. I really have not found the traffic unit of much use. any help or suggestion would be appreciated tanks Bill

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Fri, 09/12/2008 - 8:53am

power cord

bscott022 wrote:

The tip on my power connector is broken . Anyone have any experience getting things repaired or replaced from Garmin. My unit is a Garmin 550c which has the power unit and traffic control in one unit if I replace it ... it costs $198 Tiger GPS has the whole unit on sale for $179 so I just bought one for my other truck still need a power unit for the other. I really have not found the traffic unit of much use. any help or suggestion would be appreciated tanks Bill

If all you need is a car power supply for a garmin, they are very inexpensive on Ebay... Search for "nuvi car power" or "garmin car power". Looks like I see a few for less than $10 shipped.

Good Luck,
Larry

Fri, 09/12/2008 - 12:35pm

I have read of others getting it replaced gratis

bscott022 wrote:

The tip on my power connector is broken . Anyone have any experience getting things repaired or replaced from Garmin. My unit is a Garmin 550c which has the power unit and traffic control in one unit if I replace it ... it costs $198 Tiger GPS has the whole unit on sale for $179 so I just bought one for my other truck still need a power unit for the other. I really have not found the traffic unit of much use. any help or suggestion would be appreciated tanks Bill

Check with garmin, they may give you a new one in exchange, how old is it?

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