Help please - Vista, Delorme, GR3 and SN - Grrrrr

[Christine Hudnall]

If anyone is online that can help - please, take pity on me.

I've searched the threads, found out what others have done to get the following combination to work - together - I've tried it for last 3 hours and am ready throw it all through a window.

Using Vista platform (please, no comments on how bad Vista is - it's what I have to use), DeLorme SA 2009 with LT-40 puck, GR3 and Spotter Network. And yes, I have the DeLorme emulator downloaded.

Have changed ports, have opened everything in different order (according to different posts I found), have changed the baud rate (per another post), have set it to run under administrator (and restarted everything) per a different post, and more.

Someone help meeeeeeeeeeeee. This is crazy, I don't normally consider myself to be dense, but geez louise.

Please....

 

[Rob Wadsworth]

1) Make sure the Serial Emulator is in your start-up fille.

2) Set all of your settings back to the way they were - just so that we can start from the beginning.

3) Plug the Gps puck into the USB port, make sure that the puck has no obstruction from the sky.

4) Restart youur computer.

Now: after you have done these things - open GR3

 

[Christine Hudnall]

Give me minute to reset everything - and thanks!

 

[Dick McGowan]

Here's what I do: http://stormtrack.org/forum/showpost.php?p=163759&postcount=8

Vista fix:http://stormtrack.org/forum/showpost.php?p=179801&postcount=16 http://stormtrack.org/forum/showthread.php?t=15831&page=2

 

[Christine Hudnall]

Okay, back online.

Dick - I tried those first, found your post, tried that, saw link to Ryan's, tried that.

Thank you though

 

[Christine Hudnall]

Rob - you said something about emulator being in startup file. Do you mean in Programs? If yes, it is.

And forgot to say - started up GR3.

 

[Rob Wadsworth]

look at your GPS puck. Is it flashing green/yellow - or red?

 

[Christine Hudnall]

It's flashing greenish/yellow.

 

[Rob Wadsworth]

The DeLorme has been recognized by your laptop/OS.

Open GR3 and go to File>GPS>Start>Go

Default port is COM4

 

[Christine Hudnall]

I set GR3 to COM 4. Should I start emulator?

 

[Rob Wadsworth]

Yes - hit 'GO'

If it isn't showing up on GR3, then Vista will want demand Administrator rights. (BTW-I hate Vista-but that's neither here or there)

You may have to restart and go thru the Administrator mucky-muck.

I run Xp - with NO PROBLEMS -PEROID. Doesn't help you now though.

If it fails to work, I'm spent to take it to another step.

I know people who have Vista and run DeLorme; if the DeLorme Serial emulator won't work despite protocol actions - try the Franson GPSgate. It's has a free 20-day trial period, some people have said their Vista problems go away when they use it. That would be the best shot.

If you haven't installed Microsoft's Service Pack 1 for Vista - you should do that.
It may not help, but you should put it on.
Shutting off Vista's "Defender" may help too.
Worried about virus/trojans? Try AVG free virus software from MajorGeeks or AVG site.

 

[Christine Hudnall]

Still not showing. Thanks anyways, appreciate you trying.

 

[Christine Hudnall]

Downloaded trial version of GpsGate - will keep trying with it, as of right now, even it is saying it cannot find GPS, even though am looking at it SA and it is working.

 

[Dennis Sherrod]

Just sent you a PM w/ some instructions to try

 

[Christine Hudnall]

Just answered PM Dennis - still nothing.