hi im new and need some help please

[slowpoke]

hey everyone, im matt, ive been looking on here for a short time and after finally sorting out tom tom 5 for my nokia 6680 i decided to join,

what i would like to know if possible is how do i add POI's to the tom tom ?

ive seen a site called poi download uk to get the files from but im unsure as what to do with them ?

any help / tips / tricks would be greatly appreciated

matt :D

[Oldboy]

For each POI that you want to use, you have 2 files. One is the .ov2, the database, and the other is the .bmp file, the icon that you see on the screen.

Each pair of files, and they have to been named the same, is copied to the Map Folder.

The files you get from piodownload will be .asc files. These have to be converted to the .ov2 format by using a tool called Makeov2.exe.

You can get Makeov2.exe from the Ov2tools.zip, which you can download from here.

In Windows Explorer, Drag the .asc file to Makeov2.exe and it will create an .ov2 file with the same name. It will also create a default .bmp file which you can keep or modify to your own preference.
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Richard

TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1120

[slowpoke]

thanks richard

there are already some poi's on the mmc card ie sainsburys etc

is there anywhere else to get poi's from ie by name eg asda etc ?

cheers............matt

[mikealder]

Matt, for most of the POI files you might need have a look at this link to the sites POI download section there are plenty to go at - Mike
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/tomtompoi.php

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