Suppport Thread for the TND 500, TND 700 or future Rand McNally products.

Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by Mark Kling, Apr 16, 2010.

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  1. SilverShadow

    SilverShadow Light Load Member

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    Check your setting for prefer freeways and change to allow all

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  3. windsmith

    windsmith Road Train Member

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    Mark, I really need a permanent fix for this:

    My Dock software will not start. Again. Latest version, Windows 7. Uninstalled, deleted all registry entries I could find, deleted the program directory, rebooted, reinstalled, rebooted again and it STILL will not start. Click on the Dock software in the start menu, cursor changes to the vortex, and then... nothing. Same when selecting 'Run as administrator'.

    I need to get my logs off the device ASAP. This is getting really annoying.
     
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    windsmith Road Train Member

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    Not only that, but you will frequently get a completely different routing if you cancel your route mid-trip and then recalculate from your current location.

    I use the TND routing as a rough estimate or to calculate a quick detour around a backup. Always change the shortest/fastest, tollway / no tollway and prefer /avoid freeways and compare the routes. Many times the tollway routes are longer, and the 'shortest route' is actually faster than the 'fastest route'. The routes that I actually drive are frequently a little different than what the GPS wants.
     
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  5. Mark Kling

    Mark Kling Technology Contributor

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    Let's do this.. PM me your E-Mail address. I will ask for your Navi/User and RM/User files. I will put them on my TND and see what settings you have.

    I will also need to know what model and version you are on.

    Without know what roads you have set to avoid, what truck settings, map settings, route settings I cannot duplicate your issue 100%.

    Just because another GPS company picks a different route does not mean the TND is flawed. Each company has their own algorithm's that they use and they are restricted to that company, meaning they are considered proprietary. They also extract Map data differently. Is your GPS using NavTeq or TeleAtlas map data? Both are different in that the map segments have different data.

    You may route to a location and then a few miles down the road pick the same location again and route to it. The route may or may not change based upon your physical location and how the routers select the route.

    RM does go an extra step and "massages" the map data with our own truck restriction data which RM does not share. It is RM Proprietary data.

    You are comparing one product to another product. Both are different and will give different routes.

    Thanks,
    Mark
     
  6. Mark Kling

    Mark Kling Technology Contributor

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    Look towards any program you may have installed lately. The installer MSI might have hung up on that install and is preventing the Dock from doing a complete install.

    You might also go "back" in time and reset your computer to a past date that you knew the Dock was working.

    Normally when the Dock is "stuck" in the install another MSI install is preventing any new installs.

    Look under Uninstall programs and get rid of anything that you do not need.

    Shut down any anti-Virus programs. I have seen them stop an install of the Dock also.

    Thanks,
    Mark
     
  7. Mark Kling

    Mark Kling Technology Contributor

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    See post 6154.

    Thanks,
    mark
     
  8. goody211

    goody211 Bobtail Member

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    Hello,
    This is my first try at this. I have a problem getting my Windows 7 computer to connect to my new/used TND 700 and I can't install the Dock installer. It comes back with a code 43. I don't know what is code 43, can anyone help ?
     
  9. Mark Kling

    Mark Kling Technology Contributor

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    http://pcsupport.about.com/od/errorc/a/code-43-error.htm

    The USB driver is part of the MS operating system. The TND does not contain the drivers.

    You might try the following.

    Power settings on High.
    Use the RM USB cable, as other cables may not allow connection.
    With the TND connected to the computer and the TND off, turn on the TND.
    With the TND on, reboot the computer.
    Try Different USB ports. Some computers come with 3.0 ports and also 2.0 ports.

    Thanks,
    Mark
     
  10. MNdriver

    MNdriver Road Train Member

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    I had a similar issue. The fix was to use Wise uninstaller an Wise Registry Cleaner. Then install RMDock
     
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  11. jmroadhog

    jmroadhog Medium Load Member

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    Had the same problem a while ago.Look for a program you may have downloaded that change file associations such as a program that claims to be able to open any file that Windows doesn't know, delete that program using Revo Unninstaller then scan your pc using CCleaner. These 2 programs are very safe and free as you need to be careful when using registry cleaners so they don't delete stuff you really need.The program that was causing my problems was Gimp.
    Hope this helps
     
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