[BaseCamp] seemingly continuous loop

Tue Jan 27 18:51:56 PST 2015

I am running windows 8 with this:
http://www.classicshell.net/
It seems very stable and does the job , no problems to report , 18 
months use.

For old dawgs who do not easily learn new tricks :)

Some BC content:

File>backup
File>restore

Are your friends. Use them constantly. Use them before you upgrade, or 
monkey with anything like external software that might affect BC.

On the windows touch screen, BC is getting better and better. A year ago 
, not worth bothering, but now I am using it quite a bit for zooming and 
moving around. Its no i-pad but it has crossed the threshold into useful.

More non BC that might affect BC:

To create an icon to BaseCamp (or anything) on your desktop: Start> all 
programs>highlite BaseCamp (under Garmin folder most likely)>right 
click>send to desktop
How does this work in windows 8? I would not know, with classic shell I 
am living in a hazy bucolic past of windows 7.

MS has announced free upgrade for windows 7 and 8 users for a limited 
time to windows 10. We'll see how that goes. You won't see me in the 
early adopter line-up, but I will be paying attention if it seems 
advantageous to upgrade. Running both 7 on the desk and 8 on the laptop.
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/windows-10-will-be-a-free-upgrade-for-people-108748128944.html

Windows 9? Expecting the world's largest software company to be able to 
count? You must be joking ;)

Maura

On 27/01/2015 5:49 PM, saddle sore wrote:
> Peter
>
> Thanks for the advice.  Had I been on XP or maybe W7 with your walk through
> advice, I could have resolved this quickly -- oh how I hate W8.  But your
> thought was  enough to get me searching long and hard to find the BC
> installed icon.  It was buried deep but with your idea of what to look for,
> I found it.  (Back years ago on the installation of BC on my XP laptop, it
> asked me if I wanted a desktop shortcut,and one was created automatically
> via the  wizard.  No such asking when I installed on the W8 laptop.)
>
> PROBLEM SOLVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Up and running BC.
>
> Thanks for the help,
> Joe Y
> western PA
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 7:14 PM, Peter Cremasco <peter.cremasco at bigpond.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Without seeing what's going on, it almost sounds as if you are clicking on
>> the original 'install' icon, rather than the final 'installed' icon.
>>
>> Try going Start>Programs>Garmin>Basecamp and then clicking on the Basecamp
>> icon in there (there should be Basecamp 2D and Basecamp 3D, from memory).
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Peter (Tasmania)
>>
>> [and apologies if I've misunderstood how you are going about trying to
>> open Basecamp.]
>>
>>
>> On 28/01/2015 10:47 AM, saddle sore wrote:
>>
>>> ok, partial success.  Using backup/restore I was able to move my waypoints
>>> and routes from the old laptop running XP to a stick drive and then to the
>>> new laptop running Windows 8.  However, I remain in the BaseCamp eternal
>>> loop.  I can not launch BaseCamp without going through the wizard and
>>> re-installing BaseCamp every time.  Weirdly, it remembers where I was on a
>>> map when it re-installs and launches.  Is that Windows 8 messing it up or
>>> is it operator error in some fashion?
>>>
>>> I have the exe file downloaded from Garmin. My laptop says it is
>>> installed.  It only gives me an option to "Open".  I've uninstalled and
>>> downloaded it a second time.  No change.  Still can not launch without
>>> going all the way through the install wizard.  I am stumped.  Any ideas???
>>>
>>> Thanks, Joe Y
>>> western PA
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 4:28 PM, Maura <moteramaura at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>   Hi Joe,
>>>> I regret that I cannot assist you. I had a few successful experiences
>>>> with
>>>> JaVaWa, and was an enthusiastic supporter, that is , until JaWaVa caused
>>>> me
>>>> to lose everything. All gone. Fortunately, I had a pretty recent backup
>>>> on
>>>> another computer, so did not lose THAT  much. My advice on using this
>>>> program is do a FULL backup before using it. Do not go near it
>>>> otherwise. I
>>>> did not have the specific problem you are talking about , but your
>>>> sharing
>>>> it leads me to think that JaVaWa is like a bad boyfriend/girlfriend - has
>>>> its good points, had some fun with it, but not worth the heartache it may
>>>> cause.
>>>>
>>>> Maura
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 10:27 AM, saddle sore <ironbutter at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>   I successfully used JaVaWa a few years ago to transfer my BaseCamp stuff
>>>>> from one old desktop to a laptop for traveling.  That laptop runs XP and
>>>>> for Saturday's webinar I wanted to get to the most current version of
>>>>> BC.
>>>>> So I used JaVaWa again to transfer my BC stuff from that laptop to a new
>>>>> laptop we have running Windows 8.1.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you've used JaVaWa before, I need some help.
>>>>>
>>>>> The maps have transferred over.  I went to
>>>>> http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=4435 to get and
>>>>> download BaseCamp.  It installed.  I created a desktop shortcut icon so
>>>>> that all I need to do is click and open BC.  Unfortunately, it is not
>>>>> working that way.
>>>>>
>>>>> First issue, none of my files came over via JaVaWa.  I'm pretty certain
>>>>> years ago when I used JaVaWa it brought everything over using the backup
>>>>> option.  None of my waypoints, routes or other data is seen.
>>>>>
>>>>> Second issue, every time I click on the desktop icon to open BC, it goes
>>>>> through the complete install wizard AGAIN -- thus my continuous loop
>>>>> issue.  If I elect not to go through the wizard, it just doesn't do
>>>>> anything.  When I go through the wizard completely, at the end it asks
>>>>>
>>>> if I
>>>>
>>>>> want to launch BC.   If I unclick that box and exit the wizard, I'm left
>>>>> staring at my desktop screen.  I then have to go back through the
>>>>> process
>>>>> again.  If I elected to leave the box clicked, BC will launch but none
>>>>> of
>>>>> my collection is there.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> Joe Y
>>>>> western PA
>>>>>
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