medion MD96800

exbootneck · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 15, 2006 Posts: 54

hi al I have just bought this GPs from ALDI here in the UK. it has come with UK and Ireland maps pre installed. I want to use the system when I go on holiday to Australia. clearly I need Aussie maps. Medion don't have any nor does NAVIGON. I've contacted MIO who make the thing in the first place and they can't help either. it operates on windows CE4.2 and navigon 5.1
Now TOMTOM do make aussie maps that are available to buy in australia. so the question is can my system be modified to read TOMTOM maps. if so how do I do it. any ideas???

twinfanman · Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:36 pm Post subject:

Hi there, it can be easily done, there are a few posts on this. You might want to use the search tab but here is a taster; its only a few posts below yours..... http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=37754

exbootneck · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 15, 2006 Posts: 54

managed to persuade a friend with a TomTom users account to buy TT aussie maps for me. cost me £127.00 for the maps and £50 for a 1gb SD card to put it on. I still have no idea on how to convert the medion unit to read the TT maps. anyone got an idiots guide with a step by step "how to" ???

twinfanman · Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 11:22 pm Post subject:

Hi there,

Found these in previous posts: -

It will run tt, no problems. but you need to get the tt setup.exe file. I have seen tt on ebay for about 40.00 but I have been reluctant to spend, incase the setup.exe will be the wronge one. No good getting tt startup.exe as this is a totally diff. file.

To install tomtom on your pna you have to modify the file tomtomnavigator.cab because your PNA is not a compatible platform. You have only to delete the setup.dll in it. i explain it in the link below. Sorry it's in french. http://www.teaser.fr/~vdisanzo/xania/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=338&Itemid=29

Now, I could probably translate the French, but it might not be word perfect! Let me know after you've taken a look, if you want me to go to the pain-staking effort of translating it!

exbootneck · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 15, 2006 Posts: 54

hi I've had a look but as i only understand english and german (although i'm a jock) I'm cluless. As I've explained in earlier posts i havent even opened the box on my medion yet in the vain hope that if I can't find a bullet proof method first, i can return it. so I'm still digging. now I'm on talk talk free broadband forever I can dig deeper for longer. somewhere some boffin will have the answer. if not I'll have to buy a TT in Oz. only three weeks left before I go.

dabut · Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 1:01 pm Post subject:

BOOTNECK if you send the medion back and buy tt in oz it will have aussie maps which you already have.so why not have a go to convert your existing machine it just needs a bit of patience
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exbootneck · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 15, 2006 Posts: 54

Thanks for that, its now been converted and runs TT nav 5 with all my maps. the "idiots guide" can be found in the medion/mitac clones forum.

exbootneck · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 15, 2006 Posts: 54

ok I lied its not in the medion/mitac forum. its on the main page underneath this one.

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