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this post is already obsolete because last Setup Utility supports also WinCE installation on SD Card

How to install Navigator Free on an Actis 3:-

Put your SD card in a USB card reader. (the installer can have problems doing it through a Windows Mobile connection)

Install the CE version to your SD card.

Rename Navigator.exe on your SD card to mobilenavigator.exe

Create a folder called mobilenavigator in the root directory on your SD card.

Copy paste everything else on your SD card to within the mobilenavigator folder.

Put you SD card in your Actis 3.

Press the world icon and it goes into Navigator Free.

Regards,

Crumbley.

PS. The free version doesn't cope with speed limits very well and has no camera data.

If they made it as good as the paid for version they wouldn't sell any, would they?

I hoped somebody else would comment it ... I can only repeat what is written in Setup Utility: "If you want Navigator on a dedicated navigation device running Windows CE and cannot change the path to the navigation program through the settings menu you may need to rename the folder and application name to make it work. Contact the hardware manufacturer for more details. This version may require additional libraries missing on your device."
If you know this information and it still does not run, there could be missing DLLs like zlib.dll. See the discussion http://forum.pocketnavigation.de/forum1000212-openstreetmap/1157819-navigator-10-free-mit-osm-karten/page-5.html

We cannot guarantee it - it should run even back to WinCE 4.2, but OS is little bit different on various products as manufactures decide which OS components/DLL will be installed ...

by default PND version stores settings and favorites next to executable. Isn't your card write protected (I know, silly question)? Does not your device actually copy SD card into internal memory (for faster startup) and then it is in reality stored in your RAM (and deleted with power down)? If yes, you can tweak atlas_free.idc, in particular
<user>\ResidentFlash\pn11\settings.xml</user> ... this is build error :(, we will fix it. It is automatically replaced but only in atlas.idc ...
Next time you should have there something like
<user>__APPPATH__\settings.xml</user>
sorry & thanks for your comment
Martin

what does this mean

Note, that this version may require additional libraries missing on your device.

how do i know what the missing libraries would be?

 

@KPS Dont worry about that.
Just make sure you download english sound and on first run select english then later you can change it.
Check this video https://youtu.be/h6hWSA4tkcQ
The only thing you have to do that i did not do on this video is that at the end of configuration you need to restart the device (if installed in car turn off ignition remove the key wait 10-15 seconds insert key turn car or ignition on again and thats it run navigator)

Did you set up the path to navigator.exe??

Yes actually, the unit is supplied with the map of Sygic.  It has the folder and application named as "MobileNavigator".  If the same name is given, then only the head unit identify the SD as a navigational data and the logo of navigation is available.  Otherwise it will show only folders with folder logo as appearing in PCs.