Bushnell IGolf neo GPS

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Bushnell IGolf neo GPS

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Upgrading to Windows 8 eliminated a recognized driver for the Bushnell iGolf GPS unit which is required to communicate with the device in order to load various golf courses into the unit. Contacting Bushnell resulted in the company wanting me to purchase a new unit. Unit was over $100 to purchase a couple years ago.

Does anyone have a suggestion?

Regards,

Jim White

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Answer 1

Anonymous

Hi Jim,

I would suggest you to see the following link on Bushnell IGolf neo.

http://www.bushnellgolf.com/general/faq.cfm?CatID=19

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Answer 2

found a work for windows 8.1, what I finally found was to uninstall your latest version of java and then download java SE 6.19 from a trusted site. I forgot which one I downloaded it from. Put your cd in and run compatibility mode for windows xp sp3 and install.

Find your Neo courses on your computer and put them in your 'documents' folder, then change the 'lookup' location, from neo program settings to your documents containing the courses.

Works for me.

Answer 3

Linny, thanks for your help in this matter but compatibility mode did not work and neither did windows 7 driver. The neo software loads up but when I connect the device via usb it does not recognize that it is there. An interesting note thought is when I connect it to the computer it computer itself gives me a audio signal indicating a device is connected, but will not give a visual indication the device is actually connected.

Regarding Hyper-V I am not sure I want to get that involved. I do have windows 8 pro.

Regards,

Jim White

Answer 4

If there are no Windows 8 drivers available, have you tried installing the Windows 7 driver and software?

Software (All Non-Plus Versions)

http://www.bushnellgolf.com/general/customer_service.cfm

Windows 8 Compatibility Center

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/win8/CompatCenter/Home?Language=en-US

Windows 8 compatibility

http://www.microsoft.com/business/en-ie/whats-new/pages/article.aspx?cbcid=71#

See Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Troubleshooting\Programs\ Program Compatibility Troubleshooter

FAQ's on Compatibility

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/win8/CompatCenter/FAQ?Length=12

Is a Virtual Machine option a workaround you can consider?

This covers the whole gambit of virtual machines in "Home" versions if you want to have a look at it. Of course you will need a licensed copy of Windows 7 to install and run in any of them.

VirtualBox is an impressive VM contender

http://windowssecrets.com/search/?cx=017937947691920082874%3A_ilcm6kdy_y&cof=FORID%3A11&q=VirtualBox+is+an+impressive+VM+contender+&sa=Search&advWS=1&advSAN=1&advPages=15

how to install hyper-v on windows 8 ?

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverhyperv/thread/49bcd70f-840b-41c5-9ba1-a40ac8dd5dc3/

Answer 5

Hi Jim,

Are you facing this issue while installing Bushnell IGolf neo GPS or activating?
If you are facing this issue while installing, then what is the exact error message you get?
Did you try installing Bushnell IGolf neo GPS in compatibility mode?

The information is not sufficient to answer your question. Reply us with more information by answering the above questions. also refer to the link on how to install program in compatibility mode.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-8/older-programs-compatible-version-windows

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