New 140S Frustration

[wfin73]

I picked up a new 140S last night, my wife has pretty much taken over our other TT fulltime. I learned from last time to back it up before trying to download the newest map. My first try to update aborted saying I needed 32MB more space, so off I go deleting the computer voices of languages I don't need, freeing up over 100MBs. The 2nd try was still going when I went to bed. I got up a while later to check on it to see that there was a file error on a ".dat" file, again aborting the map update. After this failed attempt I got the dreaded "map npt found" error so I just did a restore. Things are working fine now, but I still don't have the newest map. How do I tell what version my map is and the version of the newest one, andif it is really worth the trouble? I know the map doesn't show the shopping center and all the new lanes that were put in across the street from my work about two years ago.

 

[theparson]

Be sure and download and install the latest Application version before you install the new map.

 

[wfin73]

Would the new application update itself through Home, or do I need to do something manually? What version of the application should I have?

 

[dhn]

Home should offer up a newer application for your unit if one is available. Make an Explorer backup of the unit's contents and then dl and let it install.

See https://www.tomtomforums.com/genera...nstall-downloaded-map-without-using-home.html for installing a new map without using Home.

 

[wfin73]

OK, I just checked my TT, my app is at ver. 8.41, and my map is at 825.2197. Is the app. current? I know there is a newer map.

 

[dhn]

Very, just think it was released yesterday for your model.

 

[wfin73]

Well, after about 6 hours, I got the new map on. I removed all foreign voices and the existing map through Home, after doing a back-up of course, then let it run the latest map update. It took about 4 hours for it to download and install, boy does it take a long time!