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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:

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!