+team.discovery.channel Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 (edited) Tried to install magellan mapsend topo software on new PC running windows vista. Get an error at 80% complete "can't install drivers error -2" Installed fine on old PC running windows XP. Suspect Vista problem. No help on Magellan site. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Edited April 30, 2007 by team.discovery.channel Quote Link to comment
rwolf Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 found this on another forum Help, > > my old computer fried on me the other day so I went out and got a new one. > It came w/ Vista Home Premium (sp?). I am tying to install some software > for > my GPS. The software is "Mapsend Topo 3D USA" vs. 1.00 which I purchased > about a yr ago. > > It's a 3 cd set. I put in the first cd and it goes through the normal > installation procedures. It gets up to about 8% installed when the > message: > "Can't install drivers Error code -2." pops up and I can't go any > further. > > Does anyone have any idea what this is and how to resolve it???? I've > called all kinds of tech support w/o a solution. > > Also, I have an HP Ipaq PDA that has Windows Mobile 2003, 2nd ed. I can't > install the old activesync because Vista has a newer vs of it > preinstalled. > But the newer vs won't recognize me PDA. Suggestions? > > Thanks for your help. > The supplied drivers are not Vista compatible. Contact the maker of your GPS and ask them if they have, or will have, an update to the software that will install and run on Vista. Contact your PDA maker as well with the same questions. Quote Link to comment
rwolf Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 here is another reference to the same problem http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...11&t=159117 Quote Link to comment
+team.discovery.channel Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Thanks I'll give that a try Quote Link to comment
+team.discovery.channel Posted May 1, 2007 Author Share Posted May 1, 2007 Here is the response I got from Magellan Thank you for contacting Magellan. This email is in response to your query about the MapSend Topo Canada. Our Sincere apologies for the delay in responding your email. We understand your mail that you get an error message while using Windows vista. In this case I would like to say you that All Magellan units are only compatible with Windows 2000 and Windows XP.Currently we dont have any drivers for Windows Vista.Once there is an update it will be posted in our website. I am confident that the above information would help you in resolving the issue. If you have further queries, please get back to us. You can also contact our Technical Support at 1-800-707-9971 for further assistance. Not too helpful. Quote Link to comment
+team.discovery.channel Posted May 1, 2007 Author Share Posted May 1, 2007 I think I have solved my problem. As someone else in another post suggested I installed the Map Send Topo software in XP compatibility mode. For those like me not so fluent in computerese here is what I did Insert topo installation disk into drive (When the autorun prompt pops up hit cancel to stop the autorun) Click on COMPUTER (Windows Vista) Highlight disk drive with topo installation CD Right click and select OPEN Highlight SETUP (the application) If you can't see which file is the application switch your view to details Right click and select PROPERTIES Select COMPATIBILITY tab Check box next to RUN IN COMPATIBILITY MODE (WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2) Hit OKAY until you are back reading the files on the topo installation CD Double click on SETUP (the application) to begin the installation Hope this helps. At least until Magellan comes up with something. Good Luck. Quote Link to comment
+footTRAX Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 I think I have solved my problem. As someone else in another post suggested I installed the Map Send Topo software in XP compatibility mode. For those like me not so fluent in computerese here is what I did Insert topo installation disk into drive (When the autorun prompt pops up hit cancel to stop the autorun) Click on COMPUTER (Windows Vista) Highlight disk drive with topo installation CD Right click and select OPEN Highlight SETUP (the application) If you can't see which file is the application switch your view to details Right click and select PROPERTIES Select COMPATIBILITY tab Check box next to RUN IN COMPATIBILITY MODE (WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2) Hit OKAY until you are back reading the files on the topo installation CD Double click on SETUP (the application) to begin the installation Hope this helps. At least until Magellan comes up with something. Good Luck. Thanks, it worked for me today. Quote Link to comment
RichOx Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I have the same problem. I tried your solution now I get to 80% and it says can't install drivers error -15 Quote Link to comment
RichOx Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I have the same problem. I tried your solution now I get to 80% and it says can't install drivers error -15 Well I got it to install by using the steps above plus checking off admin. box. Its installed now but will not open. I wish I had bought a garmin. This is depressing. $300.00 gps and $100.00 software and cant use it. This is BS Quote Link to comment
vagabond Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 which magellan gps do you have and which mapping software do you have???????????? Quote Link to comment
RBDB Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Hi folks, Old problem that seems to still exist. I have an old copy of Mapsend topo Canada that I purchased years ago that will not work on todays computer. The package consists of 2 discs. The First disc is the install software CD. This install CD will only load part way when I get "can't install drivers error -2". Was able to fix this problem buy running the install CD in XP compatibility mode(WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2). The problem now is that when I insert the second CD with the Map Data on it, it will not Run or open no mater what I try. There is nothing wrong with the CD itself as other people have run into the same problem. I know that it is really old software that I am trying to run on more update computers but there has to be a work around. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank-you, Robert Quote Link to comment
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