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Old 01-26-2008, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by acizurqpid View Post
do i set my external gps setting to com4 or google setting to com4 or auto, soory i'm a noob, step by step directions would be great
Don't do anything with the GPS settings in control panel. In Google Maps I have mine on the "set by windows" option. On Windows Live I had to change the GPS to "GPS COM4". Windows live does much better with the GPS IMHO.

If you changed the settings in the control panel "external GPS", here are the defaults. Under "programs" it is set to "COM4". Under "hardware" the port is set to "none" and the "baud rate" to 4800. Under "access" there is a check in the only box.

One final note is most people have needed to be outside to get a signal.