GPSMAP 60Cx

[Montwalleye]

I have downloaded maps from this site in the past and installed them on my 60 Cx ( micro sd card 1 GB) using mapsource. I thought basemap was the new replacement for mapsource and I downloaded it. I couldn't figure out how to get it (Basemap) to load the new downloaded map (Montana Cadastral) .After that I couldn't find mapsource on my 64 bit windows 7 computer so I downloaded it again from Garmin now I can figure out how to get maps on either Mapsource or Basecamp to be able to transfer to my GPS. I need to be retrained I guess I have used the forum in the past with success.

[Boyd]

Not sure what is going on, but installing Basecamp (NOT Basemap) should have no effect on your existing Mapsource installation. If Mapsource stopped working, I don't think that is related to your install of Basecamp. Or at least, I have never heard of that problem before.

Any maps that were previously installed in Mapsource should also be available to you in Basecamp. Have you seen the tutorial here? http://www.gpsfiledepot.com/tutorials/how-to-load-maps-on-my-garmin-gps-unit/

[Montwalleye]

Yes I saw that. The problem is the dropdown that appears on the version of Mapsource I downloaded gives me the choice "no Map" Global Map" and "my trails". I got Mapsource to recognize my GPS and it pulled off my waypoints and tracks, but none of the maps on the card. I tried dragging the cadstral map onto the card when it was out of the GPS but the GPS does not recognize it when I put it back in. From other sites (blogs) it seems I have to buy a map from Garmin to get mapsource or Basecamp activated and I really don't need any they have.

[Boyd]

Sorry, your assumptions are not correct. You don't need to purchase any Garmin maps to use Basecamp/Mapsource. You cannot drag files to a card. The map first needs to be installed into Mapsource/Basecamp. The process is very simple:

http://www.gpsfiledepot.com/tutorials/how-to-open-maps-in-garmin-basecamp/
http://www.gpsfiledepot.com/tutorials/how-to-open-maps-in-mapsource/

If you are not seeing the map in the dropdown menu, it may be a different issue. Some of the maps here have a glitch which prevents them from working properly on 64 bit Windows 7 systems. If that's the problem, then this should fix it: http://forums.gpsfiledepot.com/index.php/topic,2320.0.html

[Montwalleye]

When I first downloaded the Montana Cadastral I hadn't downloaded "My trails" yet. The mt Cadastral file ended up in a file in "my Documents" not the Programs Garmin file where "My trails" downloded into. That is why Mt Cadastral didn't show up on the drop down. I deleted the origianl download and downloaded it into the programs file and now I have transferred it to the GPS. Thank you for your time and getting me on the right track.

[Boyd]

Great, glad you got it working.