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Thanks Seldom! this was just in time for a long haul tomorrow.  Much thank yous! Happy Hiking.

AHHH I SOLVED IT!

To anyone having this issue, be mindful of the following comment under the Cal Topo installer:

"Version 1.0 Released June 28, 2011

There is an issue with the 64-bit installer used in the PC version of this mapset. If this is the first mapset you are installing on a Windows 7 64 bit PC, you will need to FIRST install a mapset which used a 32-bit installer, 'My trails ....' gpsfiledepot.com/maps/view/53 works and is small in size.
"

SO you have to install using a 32 bit installer FIRST FIRST FIRST before using the main topo map installer.  EVERYTHING is showing up in BaseCamp now.

Happy hiking everyone!

I have that installer - when I run the file, it creates all the img files on my C: Drive and everything and then DOESN'T show up in BaseCamp/mapsource .... anywhere.  I then used MapSet to try to make these topo maps available for import - this does not work either.

HELP!!!

[The Map Has a .tdb File]

I've been at this for 3 hours now and I finally give up and am desperately in need of help. 

I've downloaded gpsfiledepot.com/maps/view/28  - CALI TOPO - and installed the contents to my desktop.

I have followed the instructions in gpsfiledepot.com/tutorials/how-to-load-.img-files-into-mapsource-with-mapsettoolkit/ under the section "The Map Has a .tdb File"

I move on to gpsfiledepot.com/tutorials/how-to-load-maps-on-my-garmin-gps-unit/#pcbasecamp using BaseCamp to install the map - when I right click my device I don't see ANYTHING to "install map", as I understand it, this is old instructions, but still, I can't find anywhere that indicates I can install a map supposedly made available through MapSetToolKit.

so I try "Loading The Maps With MapSource on a PC" section of the same previous URL - I do not see ANY drop down box with ANY topo maps installed, including the one's supposedly made available via MapSetToolKit.

I am thinking maybe I should use OLDER versions of BaseCamp and MapSource?  And unpatch my device?  Do you think Garmin may have prevented 3rd party Topo Maps via patch?

Has anyone been able to successfully do this?  Or should I just pay for the maps already?

sooooooo ***king frustrated!!!!   HELP!