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Microsoft AutoRoute Europe 2007
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2008-12-18I purchased Autoroute 2007 for a trip to Germany-Austria in Sept.-Oct. 2008. I have since used it for a trip to the sourth of France in Dec. The two trips had far diffrent results for the use of Autoroute. In Germany, the directions were right on. I drove from Munich to Fuessen, Germany, then to Innsbruck, back to Fuessen, then to Vienna, then to Salzburg, and back to Munich, with much of the journey on back roads. I loaded Autoroute on my laptop and set it on the floor in the car on the passenger's side. Directions were right on. The only problem I ran into was constuction on one of the routes, which I was able to overcome by recalculating the route using F3.
But in France, in going from Marseille to Aix to Arles to Millau, then to Nimes and Avignon, and finaly to Nice I had much more dificulty, as if the German data had been more precise than the French. In France, many round-abouts (trafic circles) were missing from Autoroute in the routes I traveled. I missed many turns because of this. Not only that, the data on the circles were suspect. For example, "take the second exit at the round-about" may or may not be correct depending how they counted the exits from the circle. Most disconcerting was the repeated "Off route!" warnings from the program, followed imediately by "Back on route!" indicating that the road registration data was imprecise in France. futhermore, the data was out of date as demonstrated by my trip to Millau, where the A75 route has been modified.
I also ran into severeal problems with the program itself, such as losing connection with the GPS sensor, having to shut down the program and restart it to get out of some software glitch, or other interferances caused by the Microsoft Windows XP operating system, such as pop up messages. These dificulties led me to the conclusion that Autoroute is not a suitable program for the sole traveler, because it demands so much attention. This can certainly be a safty hazard on tight, winding European roads. A better solution, which I will implement on my next European trip even though it is more expensive, is a dedicated GPS reciever on the dashboard. The interface is superior, the graphics, more representive of the landscape, and the user interaction, minimal.
2008-09-30We used Autoroute in Amsterdam for 3 days. Using the Microsoft GPS Antenna supplied with Streets and Trips 2008. AutoRoute Europe was the worst package I have ever worked with and was continously slow to warn about turns and frequently planned turns the wrong way on one way streets. It was enough to convince me to by a TomTom GPS for the car and what a difference. The TomTom is an excelllent product and will certainly leave you much less frustrated.
2008-09-24Easy to install and should work well with the Pharos GPS unit that I use with MS streets and trips 2005.
2008-09-23After an e-mail exchange with Microsoft Technical Support, I land in London to find the GPS features of AutoRoute 2007 won't drive my (De Lorme) antenna contrary to their assurances. Next I try to go on line, but find Win XP SP3 has knocked out my WiFi. finaly, reaching the internet, I find it full of blogs from others like me. support.microsoft won't deal with it, linking to some third party site that is no help. HELP? HELL NO! NO MORE MICROSUCX for me!
It WRECKED OUR TRIP.
2008-08-27Purchased this product because it was the only GPS software that claimed to cover Greece. Well if you are going from Athens to Cornith it looks like it will work well. Don't try to go to any smaller towns. Not covered. Well there goes 40 bucks
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Use Microsoft AutoRoute 2007, the customizable route planning software that provides accurate driving directions and helps you easily explore new areas, so you can make the most of your trip in Europe. With more personalized trip planning features than major online mapping sites and map coverage of more than 37 countries, AutoRoute 2007 gets you where youre going quickly, easily, and without all the guesswork.
Instantly find more than 747,000 points of interest such as hotels, restaurants, ATMs, museums, campgrounds, and more. Live Search makes it easy to find current business listings when youre online then take them with you on the road.
Get accurate, detailed door-to-door directions along 3.9 million miles of road and motorway throughout Europe.
Plan breaks, scenic detours and petrol stops you can even add multiple destinations or quickly alter your route with simple drag-and-drop controls. Personalize your maps with drawings, notes and pushpins to mark important information. Import your contacts into your maps and routes directly from Microsoft Office Outlook? and Microsoft Office Excel?.
Use your customized travel guide on-screen as you go, or print it out in a variety of helpful formats. You can even e-mail it to your friends or post it online!
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