Garmin GPS - City Navigator v2008 installation

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City Navigator v2008 installation

Joel

2007-08-27, 3:33 pm

I just got the free DVD of City Navigator v2008 from Garmin (last time
they sent me CN v8 and I requested for current version), and my =
installation
seems different that what Bruce reported few weeks ago.

If I remember correctly Bruse said that his doesn't ask for the 25-char
code, but just the Serial #'s comes with the DVD. Mine comes with Serial
#'s too, but the installation asks for 25-Chr Code, and doesn't ask for
Serial #'s.

Or mine works exactly same with all older versions I have before.

Bruce.

2007-08-27, 3:33 pm

"Joel" <Joel@NoSpam.plz> wrote in message
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> I just got the free DVD of City Navigator v2008 from Garmin (last time
> they sent me CN v8 and I requested for current version), and my
> installation
> seems different that what Bruce reported few weeks ago.
>
> If I remember correctly Bruse said that his doesn't ask for the 25-char
> code, but just the Serial #'s comes with the DVD. Mine comes with Serial
> #'s too, but the installation asks for 25-Chr Code, and doesn't ask for
> Serial #'s.
>
> Or mine works exactly same with all older versions I have before.

That's correct in my case. I had my Nuvi connected at the time of
installation so it could have gotten the unlock code either from my PC
installation or from my Nuvi, both of which were unlocked for v8. It didn't
ask for the unlock again. It only asked for product key from the back of
the 2008 update dvd.

I suppose it's even possible it got my unlock code from the Garmin web site
where I registered it.

Bruce.

Art Kesler

2007-08-27, 10:33 pm

There are 2 versions. One is for the pre-loaded GPS units like Nuvi
and the other is for the units you load from maps generated on your
pc. The pre-loaded units seem to work with simply the code on the
back of the cd case.

Art

On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:38:39 -0500, Joel <Joel@NoSpam.plz> wrote:

> I just got the free DVD of City Navigator v2008 from Garmin (last time
>they sent me CN v8 and I requested for current version), and my installation
>seems different that what Bruce reported few weeks ago.
>
> If I remember correctly Bruse said that his doesn't ask for the 25-char
>code, but just the Serial #'s comes with the DVD. Mine comes with Serial
>#'s too, but the installation asks for 25-Chr Code, and doesn't ask for
>Serial #'s.
>
> Or mine works exactly same with all older versions I have before.

Joel

2007-08-28, 3:33 pm

"Bruce." <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:

> "Joel" <Joel@NoSpam.plz> wrote in message=20
> news:2866d31b672end6
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> That's correct in my case. I had my Nuvi connected at the time of=20
> installation so it could have gotten the unlock code either from my PC=20
> installation or from my Nuvi, both of which were unlocked for v8. It =
didn't=20
> ask for the unlock again. It only asked for product key from the back =
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> the 2008 update dvd.
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> I suppose it's even possible it got my unlock code from the Garmin web =
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> where I registered it.
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> Bruce.

There is some different here and it's possible why mine asked for the
26-chr code when your didn't, because I installed to computer *not* Nuvi =
so
I didn't connect my Nuvi 680 to computer.

Bruce.

2007-08-28, 3:33 pm

"Joel" <Joel@NoSpam.plz> wrote in message
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> There is some different here and it's possible why mine asked for the
> 26-chr code when your didn't, because I installed to computer *not* Nuvi
> so
> I didn't connect my Nuvi 680 to computer.

Yep, that's probably it. I did both my PC and Nuvi in one shot. Yours must
have needed the unlock code because it didn't have access to your Nuvi.

Bruce.

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