Thanks to Navigator Free, I was able to give a second live to my old Viamichelin X-970T GPS!
Viamichelin stoped manufacturing GPS some years ago, and you cannot update the maps anymore.
Hopefully I was able to install Navigator Free on it, and I now have a brand new GPS with maps from all over the world for free!
To install Navigator Free on the VM X-970T:
- On an empty SD card - this way you keep the original card just in case... - (I recommand a 2 Go card), create a "InstallSD" folder
- Download Navigator Free set-up utility
- With the set-up utility, install Navigator Free on the SD card in the InstallSD folder: choose "Install the software" / "Install Pocket Navigator" / "Windows CE device" (the VM 970 runs on Windows CE 5)
- Still with the set-up utility, install the maps you wish in the same folder: choose "Install Data", and install the language too.
- In the InstallSD folder, rename "Navigator.exe" to "InstallSD.exe"
There are some missing Dlls on the Viamichelin that you need to install too. Here is the list:
coredll.dll, ole32.dll, oleaut32.dll, shlwapi.dll, wininet.dll, ws2.dll, zlib.dll
Type "download coredll.dll, ole32.dll, oleaut32.dll, shlwapi.dll, wininet.dll, ws2.dll, zlib.dll" on google and you should find them, for example on:
Copy the Dlls on the SD card, still in the same folder.
Insert the SD card in the GPS and perform a soft reset (insert a paperclip in the back).
Navigator Free should start and you will be able to configure it.
Navigator Free will propose COM1, 4800 bauds for the GPS, select this.
In Settings / Language, select your language (ex: "Français") and the language for the Voice (ex: "Français: Mapfactor").
If I did not forget any step, you now have a new GPS.
Thank you MapFactor for providing this great sofware!