Updates for Medion Nav 4.4?

Skull66 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 08, 2005 Posts: 11

I have just bought a MDPPC 150 from KwikSave and have found that if you don't have MN5 then Navigon doesn't seem to want to know you, hope I'm wrong

Myron · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 23, 2005 Posts: 44

I think you're right mate. I'm trying to work to some solution to the problem.

Darren · Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:07 pm Post subject:

Can you blame them? It's a Medion branded version of the software sold at considerably less than Navigon is. Your contact needs to be with Medion not Navigon.
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Myron · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 23, 2005 Posts: 44

Thanks for the swift reply. I was looking at the upgrade options on Navigon's site and it appears that the MDPPC100 is losted as a compatible unit. So, what is the difference between that and the MDPNA100? So me is seems clear cut. Like for the latter, the only difference being a sifferent casing, some rejig of the electronics, but apart from that am I right in assuming that the MDPNA100 is identical to the MDPPC100, except that the MDPNA100 has got a bog-standard GPS receiver gung off COM1?

If this is the case I could risk going for the upgrade. I could make a copy of the software CD's shipped with the MDPNA100 and send off the originals to Navigon to get the upgrade price, but choose the MDPPC100 option. Memory card is not a problem as I already have a 1Gb SD card.

Any assistance would be helpful.

Darren · Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:21 pm Post subject:

The MDPNA's and MDPPC's are wholly different hardware. The MDPNA's are WinCE 4.11 based devices, this is not the same as PocketPC and so very few applications intended for PocketPC will run on them.
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Myron · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 23, 2005 Posts: 44

Myron · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 23, 2005 Posts: 44

Drat.. Can't edit a post..

Maybe that's why there is the condusion at Navigon. Is Navigon aware that MDPNA100's operate as actual fully fledged PocketPC's? When it's hard reset, there is no trace of Medion's Navigator installed on the system and it does operate as any WM2003 pocket PC without navivation software. It is necessary to manually install Medion-MobileNavigator off the memory card or via ActiveSync (I think..) from the computer.

I know quite a bit about the MDPNA100 to date. I've been exploring the software innards for a while, like the structure of the Registry, etc . . .

Darren · Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:22 am Post subject:

That could be the issue here, I had the thought the MDPNA100 was another incarnation of the MDPNA150/175 etc which is WinCE.

As you correctly demonstrate, the MDPNA100 is in fact a bog standard Windows Mobile PocketPC with an integrated GPS.

In that case, Navigon's PocketPC software will work fine. My apologies for compunding the confusion here Sad

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Myron · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 23, 2005 Posts: 44

I know. It would have been better if the MDPNA100 has been given the a model code of MDPNA200. It's easier to see that it's the next version up, but instead some bright spark decided to name it MDPNA100, making the MDPNA150 and MDPNA175 appear superior to the MDPNA100.

Does this make any sense? Confuses the hell out of me. Still, it appears that I'm in luck then.

Only other thing is am I stuck with Windows Mobile 2003 and haver no chance to upgrade to Windows Mobile 2003 standard edition? 8O

Darren · Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:14 pm Post subject:

It shouldn't have been called MDPNAxxx at all, that was supposed to be reserved for the non PocketPC devices, it should be an MDPPCxxx , is it any wonder it has confused everyone ;)
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Myron · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 23, 2005 Posts: 44

yellowblur · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 04, 2005 Posts: 2

so i have a mdpna200 which is based on win ce, since navigon mn5 is based on win ce i should be able to use it on my mdpna200 correct?

Myron · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 23, 2005 Posts: 44

Because it's been difficult to get a definative answer from Navigon or elsewhere I had to bend the rules.

Knowing that a copy of NM5 with a keygen (now hear me out before stamping on my head!!!) will allow the evaluation of NM5, but where the navigation function is useless, I decided to obtain copy and a keygen.

I tested NM5's ability of following me on the map as I'm driving.

Anyway, I've since removed NM5 from my MDPNA100, but I'm happy to report that MN5 update 1 does in fact work on the MDPNA100 as I've seen it work with my own eyes.

All that remains is for me to purchase a copy of MN5 and a key for UK cartography.

What I like about NM5 is that I could fully install it on the 1Gb SD card and it runs off the SD card where Medion Navigator must be installed on the MNPNA100's internal memory. The speed of NM5 is acceptible on the MDPNA100.

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