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telscossie
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PostPosted: Sat May 07, 2011 1:01 pm    Post subject: trying to open ov2 files Reply with quote

can anyone tell me a programme that will open a ov2 file so i can see the contents please
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PostPosted: Sat May 07, 2011 1:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi

Try a free program called tyre from here

http://www.janboersma.nl/gett/index.php
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PostPosted: Sat May 07, 2011 1:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Or try POIEdit from http://www.poiedit.com/
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PostPosted: Sat May 07, 2011 3:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If I remember correctly, there are "advanced" OV2 files which these programs can open. I think that it depends where you got the file from, a commercial file may be "protected".
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PostPosted: Sat May 07, 2011 7:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

or there is that small program (with 2 files) that opens and a file that makes it ov2 after ...haven't used it for ages now
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PostPosted: Sat May 07, 2011 8:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

found it
http://www.oldboy.me.uk/TomTomUpdates/index.html
look near the bottom "MakeOV2 and DumpOV2 Tools"
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