Mapsource Problem

 

Just bought Garmin Trip & Wavepoint mangager from an online retailer. So I could get the mapsource software to create my own routes. Cd arrived today. When I went to install and use I was unable to "unlock" maps. When I attempted to run unlock maps from the utilities tab I get an error message saying "unalbe to start unlock wizzard. please reinstall the program and try again."

Also from what I can gather there should have been a yellow slip of paper in the cd jewel case with a 25 digit unlock code? none was in the package, only a 10 digit code starting with a letter on a small sticker on the jewel case cover. The jewel case was sealed in plastic, although I know that does not mean anything.

did I get screwed or am I missing something.

I did try to uninstall the program, restart the computer and reinstall, same problem.

No Maps to Unlock

Could be that there are no maps to unlock. According to the Garmin website, the Trip and Waypoint Manager contains no detailed maps. So if you didn't have Mapsource installed on your PC prior to installing the Manager you may not have any maps on your PC that can be unlocked and used with the program.

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Yeah, Trips & Waypoints doesn't contain any maps. (Hope you didn't pay too much for it.)

If you have a Garmin unit with the maps preloaded, you typically can get Garmin to send you MapSource (with the maps) for free or for a small shipping charge. Call them and ask nicely and you will probably get it.