I tried manual updates, stopping/starting the program, rebooting. Installs on Windows 7 and 8 went fine.ĮDIT: The update to 2.0.1 was problematic on all three versions of Windows. I had an installation error 0x80070643 on Windows XP. They begin with "Garmin_Express_" and have a yyyymmddhhmmss timestamp after that. You can find more information in the logs which are stored in the %TEMP% directory. Which version of Windows are you using? Have you rebooted your system after thw update failed? There was no indication of what the failure was, just a "Update failed" message. When I started Express, it checked for, found and started the update to 2.0.1. The 2.0.0 installation completed with no problem. Regarding your inability to uninstall, I wonder if the free Revo Uninstaller might help: Your news, plus reading that for plunder, it did a complete 2 hour reinstallation of the current map, is probably going to let me think of this program as I do Lifetime Updater-never install, even if the kinks get worked out. I had no plan to even try installing the software right now but thought that a month of glowing reports and no bad issues might tempt me.įor now, I'll avoid it like the plague. I'll have to contact Garmin after Christmas to find out how to manually remove it. Trying to reinstall 2.0.0 from the installation program just hangs. Uninstalling from the control panel has the same result. Exit just ends the program, Uninstall fails. Now when I start the program I get a window that gives me only two choices: Uninstall or Exit. So it might be a good Christmas present for you that Express fixed something that you didn't even know was incorrect, maybe. So far it doesn't seem like re-installing the current maps has happened to anyone else. It seems that there was something that wasn't completely updated even though you might have thought it was. Also, the program level is 2.0.1.īy the way, Merry Christmas to everyone here at the Factory. I'll probably keep it installed until the nex map release in February, then take another look at the process. On the other hand, I get nervous when things happen automatically, without my expressed written permission (as they say about retransmitting baseball games), so I'm undecided. (Aside: There went three hours of my life I'll never get back.)Īnyway, the question was, will I use this program again? Part of me says that since the update did go smoothly, and Express now knows that I'm at the latest and greatest release of maps and other s/w, maybe I should just keep using it. Well, it's not and once the update started, I was afraid to stop it, so I let it finish. I probably could have avoided the reinstall, but I wanted to see if Express is smart enough to see that I was already at the highest map level. I kicked off the program just to try it, and before I knew it, it was reinstalling the 2013.30 NA maps that were already current. Would you use this program again if you had a choice? Seems strange to me that, that is what they call a back-up. I know what you meant, but the back up it does is more of a personal nature, which I do not want on their site. I'm now renaming a folder at a time and restoring it to see what shows up. I am just starting some restore tests, I renamed the GPX folder on my nuvi 1450LMT and it restored a new one complete with all files and archives no problem. But I am usually at the latest FW and maps on all units so it works for me. This also would not be a true backup for anyone who choses not to update their devices to the latest firmware. They only backup the files they can't reproduce. I'm saying they already have all the device program and data files for your device on their website and can download them back to your device any time if needed. I'm not saying they backup anything from your device to their website. Can you imagine how big their server would have to be and the repercussions if it lost your data? I found the log file and in there it told me where the back-up went.ĭidn't go to no Garmin site. Why would I want that? Why would you want that? It's your poi's and favs it backs-up and some other small file, can't remember what it was. It may be possible that it doesn't backup data or program files that it can restore from its website when connected to the internet. Its underĬ:\Users\your name\Documents\Garmin\Backups\ Had to check how the back-up function works and what it backs up. Kinda scrolled through it, and if it does exactly as the menu's say, i'll use it.
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