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TOPO U.S. 24K DVD v2 in Windows 10?

6430617
over 3 years ago

I have a new Windows 10 computer and an old v2 DVD of TOPO U.S. 24K Southwest.  (I also have a GPSMap 62s on which some or all of this DVD is loaded, but it's currently in another state so inaccessible.)  What is involved in getting the old installer (last used under Windows 7) to run under Windows 10 so I can install all or part of these 24K maps onto my PC for use in BaseCamp?

I found one very old post at https://forums.garmin.com/apps-software/mac-windows-software/f/basecamp-windows/126647/can-t-install-topo-us-24k-southwest-v3-maps-on-gpsmap-60csx suggesting that I can accomplish this "by having Windows fix compatibility issues with the software."  Does anyone know if this works?  Are there any other tricks that I will need?

Regards to All -- 6430617 (Guess I need to find a way to change my screen name!)

  • 0 over 3 years ago

    The map is almost certainly so out of date doing so is probably pointless, but someone may know how to do it.

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to SUSSAMB

    There seems to be some helpful discussion about this issue over on the GPSrChive forum: https://www.gpsrchive.com/Discussion/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=154 

  • 0 over 3 years ago

    If it is failing due to a missing .net framework you can download and install that directly from microsoft.  Restart your computer and try again.  If the installer isn't starting up when the dvd is inserted, open the dvd via Windows and double click on the installer.  I've installed a v2 dvd of a different area and don't recall having any issues other than possibly the installer not starting automatically.

    The roads may be outdated in large cities, but the topography, forests, lakes and streams are pretty much unchanged.

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to SUSSAMB

    SUSSAMB -- The thing is, the topos themselves aren't going to change until the land contours change (and the USGS re-surveys, I guess).  I'm not in it for the streets, only for hiking.  And it is (or was!) extremely useful to have the maps stand-alone on the PC when the GPSMap 62s is not available (like now).

    Perhaps you know if any of the newer topo offerings by Garmin are both compatible for upload to the GPSMap 62s (I don't actually remember how I did this right now!) and capable of installation on a PC? -- Regards, 6430617

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to BTLAAKE

    Bad news, All:  I just tried installing from the original DVD on my Windows 10 (still 1909) system.  After I clicked past some Microsoft warning about an unrecognized driver, and after I accepted the EULA, setup.exe got stuck in a loop at 57%, where it said it was "Updating component registration..."  Although the DVD drive continued to spin and to "kerchunk" at regular intervals, it seemed clear that no progress was being made, so I killed setup in Task Manager.  Eyelet99's very nice link didn't solve the problem, as I had no issue with .NET versions being needed.

    Add/Remove Programs shows that some additional "Garmin USDB Drivers" were installed today (145 KB in addition to the pre-existing 572 KB installed a year ago).  Needless to day, BaseCamp does not find the maps.

    Does any of this ring any bells?  Where to next? -- Regards, 6430617

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to 6430617

    Update:  I still have my old Windows 7 machine, which has these 24K topo maps installed and BaseCamp still running (though I dare not connect it to the Internet).  On the Win7 machine they are located in a 2.59 GB folder named "C:\Program Data\Garmin\Maps\TOPO U.S. 24K Southwest v2.gmap."  I don't suppose there is any chance that copying this folder directly from one computer to the other (assuming I could guess where to put it on the Wind10 machine) could be made to work...  Anybody had success with anything this extreme? -- 6430617

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to 6430617

    I don't think you will be able to simply copy the map files between your PCs - if only life was so simple!

    You might want to you google "TOPO U.S. 24K DVD v2 in Windows 10" and read a wider selection of links to the Garmin and other forums. For example, one of these suggests that it might be worth reverting to BaseCamp version 4.6.2 and trying again?

    In the meantime while you are figuring this out, to get you some mapping on your screen you might want to download some of the free IMG files for your area of interest -  see the list of free map sources at the bottom of FAQ 3: https://www.gpsrchive.com/BaseCamp/index.htm. This lists GPSFileDepot which is a rich resource: https://www.gpsfiledepot.com/index.php 

    These IMG maps can be installed on a USB memory stick formatted as a virtual device in the \Garmin folder - see: https://www.gpsrchive.com/GPSMAP/GPSMAP%2066/index.htm

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to 6430617

    Update 2:  Garmin telephone tech support advised me to reboot my computer, try the install again, and wait for up to 1 hour after it appeared to hang up.  (The tech also emailed me special instructions for manual installation in case "Updating component registration..." was actually causing the problem, but these weren't needed.)  Simply waiting long enough solved the problem, allowing the TOPO U.S. 24K v2 DVD to install correctly.  Now I'm using it in BaseCamp.  I hope this may help the next guy who tries this installation on Windows 10!

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to 6430617

    Glad to hear that you have been successful at last! 

  • 0 5 months ago in reply to 6430617

    Thank you for this!  I just took my old disk from 2009 for a backpack doing tomorrow to load to new computer after old one died and had the same issue at 57%.  It worked after I searched and found your post.  Thanks for sharing - helped me!