Question re: TomTom preinstalled on SD

[adrianr]

Thinking about swapping the Navman software on my Pocket PC for TomTom 6.

If I buy it preinstalled on an SD card, is the PC software also on the SD card or should there be a CD as well?

Ta,
AdrianR

[randlemarcus]

What PC software? You can download TomTom Home which is an updates and add-ons management tool, but TomTom isnt a desktop application, as such.

When you plug a device into the PC, it will present a new disk volume to Windows, and you can copy files to and from the SD card that way.

[adrianr]

Maybe I have got the wrong end of the stick.

First just to be clear I am talking about using TomTom software on my own Pocket PC, not a dedicated device.

I've got Navmans SmartST software at present. Although it's on an SD card you can't copy POIs onto it directly, you need the SmartST desktop on your PC to format them in whatever database it uses. I've tried copying a few things on directly and it doesn't recognise them.

Are you saying that with TomTom I just need to put files on the card and that's it?

TIA,
Adrian

[randlemarcus]

Adrian, yes that's exactly how I put on andupdate the POIs on both dedicated devices and devices running on various breeds of Pocketpc running TomTom. as long as its in the right format, it is that simple.

[adrianr]

Thanks for the info. Sounds much simpler than Navman's approach.

AdrianR

[combemarshal]

I've never used dedicated software for POI's, Just stick the card in your pc (or connect you PDA/Mobile to the PC )and find the correct file and drag and drop (always make a back up first though!

[owenemyr]

A pocket pc should in theory be capable of running any windows mobile software.
I currently have TomTom 5.21 loaded on a number of Medion units irrespective of whether they are Windows mobile os or Windows CE4.2 OS units (The latter you need to hack to get the task bar, and then a few other minor manipulations to get TomTom to work)

[nubbin.]

The TomTom 6 software is on the card - when you stick the card in your PPC the TT.cab file will load automatically. Dead easy! No formatting or other rubbish!