If you got a Garmin GPS, you can use their MapSource software for free, but it is a little tricky obtaining, installing, and setting it up for free. This works with many Garmin GPS’es. I figured this out with the Garmin Nuvi 760 that I recently bought. There are so many cool things you can do with your Garmin when you have MapSource installed, so I feel that it is worth the effort installing it in spite of how difficult Garmin may make it. Biggie smalls life after death. So, here is my guide to make it a lot easier for you. • Go to • Hover the mouse pointer over “Support” then click “Software” • Click “Mapping Programs”.

I instal these maps on mapsource: CN Europe NT 2018.20, SCG route 2.80, Adria Route 4.50. I unlock these maps in mapsource, but when i transfer to my garmin nouvi 1340, i got message maps not unlocked. How to unlock these maps to transfer to my garmin. Tnx anybody for help. Unlocking maps in MapSource with JetMouse First:read the note at the bottom of the post 1. Download and run KG Garmin_kgen_1.5+Fix.rar (450 KB) Download [Only registered and activated users can see links. Enter Unit ID (Device ID) or any random 10 digit number (to unlock only in MapSource) 3. Select Map Product.

Don’t begin installing MapSource just yet because it is an update only and will tell you that you don’t already have a previous version of MapSource installed. • From here, install BaseCamp. Having BaseCamp installed is what allows you to install MapSource. You don’t necessarily have to start or use BaseCamp.

A lot of the cool stuff you can do with MapSource can also be done with BaseCamp. So, it may be optional to install MapSource, but MapSource is what I prefer to use. There is a hack explained on, that you can use instead of installing BaseCamp. • Now, you can install MapSource from the “Software” page of the Garmin website. • After you install MapSource, when you try running it, it won’t actually run, instead it will show the error message that says: “MapSource could not find any installed MapSource map products. Please install one or more MapSource map products and start MapSource again.” What you have to do is install a map to Mapsource.

• When you register your Garmin GPS with the Garmin website for the first time, they give you a limited time free City Navigator NT map update that they normally charge $60 for. This map can be installed to both your GPS and MapSource. You just have to have mapsource installed (previous step) and your GPS hooked to the computer. If it isn’t connected, the map won’t install. The latest one is a 3 GB download, and it takes a long time to install to the GPS. • If this map update is already installed to your GPS, just install it again to get it also into MapSource. Expect the required step of loading to the GPS to take a long time. Download axel rudi pell the ballads iv torrent.

• If you want to use MapSource sooner without further waiting or you don’t have access to Garmin’s map update, you can use 3rd party maps that can be installed into MapSource. They can then be loaded to your GPS from within MapSource. One 3rd party map I recommend is small (1.5 MB). It is simply an overlay of the state and county borders of all US states. Get it from (link deleted).

The 3rd party maps don’t require a connection to the GPS to load to MapSource. When this is installed, it will allow you to start MapSource for the first time. Other free 3rd party maps are available from (link deleted). (Edit: Deleted links because the target website has been taken down or expired; I may see if I still have this particular map file and post it later) Now you can play around with MapSource. Connect your GPS, and load waypoints and tracks from your GPS to MapSource. Right-click a waypoint and choose View Satellite Imagery on maps.google.com. Or click View > View in Google Earth if you have Google Earth installed.

There are all kinds of stuff you can do. MapSource is a lot better when you have the City Navigator NT maps from Garmin installed. I don’t have my Garmin GPS anymore, so I can’t mess with it anymore. I know the updates you get from Garmin that you normally have to pay for, come in an.exe file which you install to your GPS using the.exe setup program. Final result is it getting installed into the GPS SD card or internal memory as an.IMG file, and also intalled into mapsource. But if you only have the.IMG file, I’m not too sure that you can import that into mapsource.

Even though I don’t have my Garmin anymore, I may someday reinstall mapsource to my PC to try and figure these problems out.

Thank you for contacting Garmin International, I would be happy to help you with this. Since you have used your free unlocks, you would need to purchase the software that you want to have on your new unit. Please feel free to contact us should you have any further questions and we'll be glad to help you.

Thank you for contacting Garmin. Best Regards, xxxxxxx As a longtime supporter of Garmin and someone that has owned (and upgraded) 6 high-end Garmin units (from handhelds to streetpilots to chartplotters) now, oh and yes I think I'd like to purchase a Nuvi 350, a 60CSX, and a Forerunner 305 just as a START for the new year. Hmm as I consult my crystal ball, I wonder what else is yet to come (note, none of this is factual in any way - just dreaming.): * maybe a RINO 520/530 with expandable memory - the 'x' gen model? * uh, isn't everything going color - maybe my Forerunner 305 will be available with a color display in 3-4 months or less * obviously the gpsmap476 (successor to the 276/376) with CF, SD or microSD memory must be right around the corner * wait maybe a Nuvi 360 or is it the 400 that supports WMA music files and gives you Su Doku too! * maybe garmin will finally bring out that astronomy product i suggested to them about 4 years ago - give me the night sky in my choice of color or red screen, integrate it with an electronic compass, automatically use my global position and the ecompass to determine exactly what's viewable overhead and present it as i look at the heavens my 'starmap' shows me the names, the constellations, etc and even incorporate some degree of integration to modern telescopes. I appreciate Garmin for their technical expertise and the obvious significant amount of money they spend on R&D but do they have to make such dadgum nice products????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!