View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
plymgeocacher Member
Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 11 Location: PLYMOUTH UK
|
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:39 pm Post subject: mapsource registry error |
|
|
Ive downloaded and installed the contour files and added to the registry, now when i click on my mapsource icon to open city select the programme wont start it tells me there is a registry error.
Any help appreciated thanks. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Wildlifewriter Founder member
Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 948 Location: Norn Iron
|
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:26 pm Post subject: |
|
|
The files are not installed in the expected location.
Work though the installation instructions, and check (double check, triple check) that the the folders are named and located EXACTLY as specified.
The folder with all the unzipped files in it MUST be...
Code: | C:\Program Files\Garmin\Contours v2 |
-Wlw |
|
Back to top |
|
|
plymgeocacher Member
Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 11 Location: PLYMOUTH UK
|
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:41 am Post subject: |
|
|
Hi thanks for replying the file path is correct, do u have to unzip the files in order as i do know i unzipped file n53 before n51, n52 i tried the merge option again but the mapsource programme still yes registry error reinstall the map source software.
Thanks. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
dick Member
Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 18
|
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:25 pm Post subject: |
|
|
The order that files are unzipped and installed is not important. You need to unzip/install v2essentials and one or more of the others. Check that the files are actually in the Contoursv2 folder. Their names will be something like 14000051.img (depends which ones you have loaded, there will be lots of these), Contours V2.img, Contours V2.reg, Contours V2.TDB, readme.txt and test_pv.txt. As Wildlifewriter has said check and check again that these files are in C:\Program Files\Garmin\Contours V2.
Please take great care with this paragraph's instruction and DO NOT change anything, only look. I am assuming that you are using Windows XP - may not be correct for other versions. If in doubt, don't do it. I am going to suggest that you look at your Registry. Follow instructions carefully:
1. From Start button select Run
2. Enter regedit and press OK button
3. A window will open with left and right hand panes.
4. In left pane you should see My Computer at top with 5 folders under it, all starting HKEY_. If these have been opened, click on the - signs until only the 5 folders are shown.
5. Open by pressing + sign HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
6. Scroll down and open SOFTWARE
7. Scroll down and open Garmin
8. Scroll down and open MapSource
9. Scroll down and open Products
10. Scroll down and open Contours V2
11. In right pane you will see 4 items (DON'T TOUCH) named: (Default), BMAP, LOC and TDB. The last 3 should point to C:\program files\garmin\contours v2. If not we have a problem. Take a pencil note of what you see if it is different and let us know.
12. Close Regedit window by clicking X top RH corner.
Hoping that this helps but do be carefull when looking at the registry. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
plymgeocacher Member
Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 11 Location: PLYMOUTH UK
|
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:11 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Hi Dick thanks for your help, under mapsource products i only have a folder that says 131 but the 4 items u have mentioned r in that folder and r listed under c:\program files\garmin\contours says nothing about v2 even though the folder i have installed them in is called contours v2.
Thanks Gary.
p.s the 131 folder is the only folder i have listed under products.
Last edited by plymgeocacher on Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:13 pm; edited 1 time in total |
|
Back to top |
|
|
dick Member
Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 18
|
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:12 pm Post subject: |
|
|
What version of Windows are you using? |
|
Back to top |
|
|
plymgeocacher Member
Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 11 Location: PLYMOUTH UK
|
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:14 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I am using xp home addition sp2. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
dick Member
Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 18
|
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:17 pm Post subject: |
|
|
You seem to have loaded the wrong registry file. When you downloaded the files from SMC in the Essentials.zip there should be Contours V2.reg and this is the one you must use. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
plymgeocacher Member
Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 11 Location: PLYMOUTH UK
|
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:28 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I have downloaded the essentials zip file again but the contours reg file in there still says nothing about v2. under properties Just says NAME contours.reg TYPE registration entries. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
dick Member
Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 18
|
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:37 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Please confirm that you have been downloading files from:
http://www.smc.org.uk/contour_maps2.htm . You seem to be getting the version 1 set. The files are at the bottom of the page. If you have been getting them from elsewhere you must download again I'm afraid. You can start with only V2essentials.zip.
Also, I think we need to get rid of the 131 entry you found in your registry. To do this re-find it and hi-light it in left pane. Right click mouse button over it and select Delete. Please take great care as registry editing is very dangerous. This action should bring back your Mapsource.
Keep us informed |
|
Back to top |
|
|
plymgeocacher Member
Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 11 Location: PLYMOUTH UK
|
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:24 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Ok thanks for your help with give that ago. For some reason i could only down load the files from the mirrored web site page as i kept getting web site not responding on the normal smc site. Do u know if i have to download everything again or just the essentials file as the wrong files will exist in the contours folder? |
|
Back to top |
|
|
plymgeocacher Member
Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 11 Location: PLYMOUTH UK
|
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:26 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Mapsource back up and running. will try the link u posted later off to work now.
Thanks Gary. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
dick Member
Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 18
|
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:34 pm Post subject: |
|
|
To use the version 2 files which are a great imprvement over version 1 you will need to start again and download the lot. Before that suggest you delete all the files in your Contours v2 folder to get rid of the rubbish. Let us know how you get on. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
plymgeocacher Member
Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 11 Location: PLYMOUTH UK
|
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:14 am Post subject: |
|
|
Hi thanks to every one who has helped. Deleted and downloaded all the new files and installed them with no problems and everything works fine, even tried them on my gps 60cs and it looks brilliant.
Bookmarked the link as i seemed to be using an old smc web site, the posted link took me to a totally different looking smc site.
Thanks again Gary. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Wildlifewriter Founder member
Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 948 Location: Norn Iron
|
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:31 am Post subject: |
|
|
plymgeocacher wrote: | Hi thanks to every one who has helped. Deleted and downloaded all the new files and installed them with no problems and everything works fine, even tried them on my gps 60cs and it looks brilliant.
Bookmarked the link as i seemed to be using an old smc web site, the posted link took me to a totally different looking smc site. |
Glad you got it all working at last.
From what has happened, it appears that the old (out of date) files are still available on the web. I'll try to contact Luke and ask him to remove them.
-Wlw |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|