Using GPS dongle on Surface Pro 3
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I bought a Microsoft (Pharos) GPS-360 and plugged it into Com3/USB and fired up navigator free on Surface pro 3. It found the GPS but when I go to a map it says 'Waiting for valid GPS ". I have gone to an open area and waited an hour. Nothing. Do I need to install something else? Should Navigator free with GPS dongle work on a Surface Pro 3?
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I finally resolved the issue. This might help others as Surface Pro 3 becomes more popular. I had to install a program to help it recognise the external GPS dongle. It is called GPSDirect. This problem apparently occurs for both Windows 7 and Windows 8. The Win 7 version fixes Win 8 too. After I installed it everything immediately worked as expected!!"GPSDirect maps it to a Windows GPS Sensor for your Windows applications to be GPS sensor-aware"
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Thanks for your quick response Tomas. I posted this solution to the other thread I commented in as well. Hope it helps others.
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