Manage updates with the Download AppMicrosoft Streets & Trips 2007
Manufacturer: Microsoft Part number: ZV3-00006
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- Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007 is a fine mapping program for charting family vacations and business road trips, but it's not easy to use while driving.
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CNET editors' review
Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007 price range: $14.00
- Reviewed by: Jeff Bertolucci
- Edited by: Elsa Wenzel
- Reviewed on: 10/10/2006
- Released on: 10/11/2006
The good: Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007 has a more powerful yet smaller GPS receiver; integrates with Windows Live Search.
The bad: Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007's voice directions don't announce street names.
The bottom line: Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007 is a fine mapping program for charting family vacations and business road trips, but it's not easy to use while driving.
User reviews
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Excellent Software Perfect
by Crimpboy on May 3, 2007
Pros: Very Good Program Excellent!
Cons: none that I see
Summary: Some of these other people that wrote reviews are straight retards! This is the best GPS Software program out there its very easy to use self explanatory you dont need ...
Summary: Some of these other people that wrote reviews are straight retards! This is the best GPS Software program out there its very easy to use self explanatory you dont need any directions to understand this program its very simple to use and extremely accurate. I repeat extremely accurate I used it to go all the way from CT to FL and everything worked fine. No more getting lost or using maps or asking for directions because this does it all for you. And even have a night vision for the night time view Excellent!
6 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Street and trip with GPS
by vdubois on January 11, 2007
Pros: Good maps, good gps receiver, very accurate, good price
Cons: Doesn't announce street names or numbers, usage agrrement annoying
Summary: After using this for my first trip yesterday i was a little dissapointed. You have to guess at where your turning since it doesnt speak the street names. If your ...
Summary: After using this for my first trip yesterday i was a little dissapointed. You have to guess at where your turning since it doesnt speak the street names. If your laptop goes into sleep mode like they usually do sitting in the passenger seet you have to recheck the box to activate gps then you have to re agree to the usage agreement. It will reroute your trip which you will have to do multiple times unless you want to go the long way. It is a good gps and map system but not a great one and for the price it makes it a little better. I think i paid 70.00 for everything. The audio voice could be a little louder.
2 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Better than I was expecting
by punterjoe on November 17, 2006
Pros: GPS receiver is surprisingly sensitive
Cons: Not yet well integrated with MS live local
Summary: Let me admit straight off that I've had very little previous experience with GPS devices, so I lack a firsthand frame of reference. However, anecdotal info kept me from ...
Summary: Let me admit straight off that I've had very little previous experience with GPS devices, so I lack a firsthand frame of reference. However, anecdotal info kept me from purchasing until I started hearing good buzz about this package. People were unusually enthusiastic about the hardware in particular. I must admit, installing the software & USB device went much smoother than expected, and the GPS receiver locked in a signal in areas where my XM radio drops out. I noticed in the printed materials that this hardware seems usable with windows mobile devices like PDAs & smartphones. That really leverages the usefulness. So far I've only used it in densely populated (well mapped) areas. I look forward to putting it through it's paces on a serious road trip.
2 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Maps not backward compatible
by ladybug92708 on July 13, 2008
Pros: Has weather update
Cons: Maps cannot be saved as older versions.
Summary: Has to be registered online and only allows one registration, therefore cannot be loaded on your desktop to create a 'route' and then used on your laptop to 'follow' that ...
Summary: Has to be registered online and only allows one registration, therefore cannot be loaded on your desktop to create a 'route' and then used on your laptop to 'follow' that route.
Also any maps created in 2008 are not recognized by older versions of the software. There is no 'save as' for older versions....BIG NEGATIVE in my book!
Also found that some of the streets in my area (84770) are incorrect...however Yahoo maps has them right! -
It works well. Recommended.
by rjwin on October 25, 2007
Pros: GPS receiver connects quickly
Cons: Voice could be louder
Summary: We used a Garmin GPS10 in conjunction with our HP IPAQ2495 and Gateway laptop. After using MS Streets and Trips 2007, I put the Garmin on Ebay. The MS receiver ...
Summary: We used a Garmin GPS10 in conjunction with our HP IPAQ2495 and Gateway laptop. After using MS Streets and Trips 2007, I put the Garmin on Ebay. The MS receiver connects when it's supposed to and not on a random basis like the Garmin. The software is much more intuitive and easier to use. There is no unlock map nonsense. Everything works better in this program than the Garmin. The maps are clear and easy to read. We bought our copy on Ebay from an overstock dealer at $43.00 shipped and it is worth twice that.
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Save your money
by cowboy3398 on August 15, 2007
Pros: Great if you just want a map and an idea where you are
Cons: Crap if you want to get somewhere
Summary: The team that wrote this software went out of there way to insure you needed to interact with the screen a lot.
The software does not 'count down' to the ...Summary: The team that wrote this software went out of there way to insure you needed to interact with the screen a lot.
The software does not 'count down' to the turn, instead you're told to turn in 100 yards for example, but not at the point you're supposed to turn (requiring you to take your eyes off the road to confirm the correct turn).
If you go off route, you must manually issue a route recalculation (F3). Why doesn't it just recalculate for you? -
Worse than Co-Pilot Truck
by riverrat57 on July 20, 2007
Pros: Great for finding an address
Cons: No easy way to detour on the fly
Summary: I have been using Co-Pilot Truck for over a year and have got used to it's limitations and thought that Streets & Trips would be an improvement, was I ...
Summary: I have been using Co-Pilot Truck for over a year and have got used to it's limitations and thought that Streets & Trips would be an improvement, was I ever wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!! As I drive a truck for a living, I sometimes go to new customers, Co-Pilot quite frequently does not have the address in the correct location or not at all. I use Streets & Trips to double check the location then I plug it into Co-Pilot.
Streets & Trips does not work in the real world, I know that a road would NEVER be closed due to an accident, road construction, or other calamity, if you get off route it's up to you to find out how to get back on route, it has no provisions for detouring to an alternate route.
Mac should use this in thier PC commericals!! -
Need to look at all that use the highways on a daily basis
by Terry Gerritsen on July 19, 2007
Pros: Goods maps
Cons: more info on low bridges for large rv's
Summary: My only complaint with Microsoft Streets and trips is the lack of support for the public that travel in RV's or campers.
You see more and more on the ...Summary: My only complaint with Microsoft Streets and trips is the lack of support for the public that travel in RV's or campers.
You see more and more on the highways today those big 45' Motorcoaches and or 5th wheel trailers, so why has Microsoft not looked at providing highways that have low bridges and where we can find diesel fuel, dumping stations for waste.
I am sure that this type of information is easy to add. -
No Way Not This Not The One!!!
by sigitysam on February 14, 2007
Pros: You can find businesses in the area kind of easily.
Cons: Very hard to use.
Summary: I own the GPS 18 from Garmin, and just got Streets & Trips 2007 for a gift, and it stinks. I am a very busy person and can not go ...
Summary: I own the GPS 18 from Garmin, and just got Streets & Trips 2007 for a gift, and it stinks. I am a very busy person and can not go to forum to forum trying to figure out how to use this tool. GPS 18 from Garmin, hands down is the best laptop solution to GPS travel. Do NOT buy S&T, do research on your purchase if you do not want to take my opinion on the GPS 18.
1 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Bad choice for GPS
by grauch004 on February 11, 2007
Pros: Fairly good trip routiing
Cons: no auto re-route, no address book integration,
Summary: I had purchased the Delorme program and thought streets and trips would be a nice upgrade. The only thing I can say positive about S&T is that it ...
Summary: I had purchased the Delorme program and thought streets and trips would be a nice upgrade. The only thing I can say positive about S&T is that it sometimes gives a better route than Delorme and can download construction info. User interface, address book, POI's, auto-reroute, user interface and ease of use all fall into the Delorme camp. On my first usage of the program, I encountered unexpected traffic congestion. When I detoured off the specified route I was given an off route prompt and recieved no further directions. I typically use the Delorme product to help me find shortcuts around congestion. With streets and trips you have to manually tell the software to recalculate the route. Save your money, buy the Delorme package, it's cheaper and better.
0 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Microsoft
- Part number: ZV3-00006
- Description: Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007 with GPS Locator enhances the power of Streets & Trips, the #1 best-selling travel and map software, with a sleek new Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. You'll always know exactly where you are and where your next turn is. Just plug it in your laptop and go!
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Category Reference / data source
- Subcategory Reference / data - maps/travel/address/phone directory
- Language(s) English
- Localization North America
- License pricing Standard
- Localization English
Software
- License Type Complete package
- License Qty 1 PC
- License Pricing Standard
- Platform Windows
- Min Supported Color Depth 8-bit (256 colors)
- Distribution Media DVD-ROM
- Package Type Retail
System Requirements
- OS Required Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional,
Microsoft Windows Server 2003,
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition,
Microsoft Windows XP Professional - Software Requirements Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
- Min Processor Type Intel Pentium II or higher
- Peripheral / Interface Devices DVD-ROM,
SVGA monitor,
Mouse or compatible device - System Requirements Details Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition - Pentium II - RAM 128 MB - HD 600 MB,
Microsoft Windows XP Professional - Pentium II - RAM 128 MB - HD 600 MB,
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - Pentium II - RAM 256 MB - HD 600 MB,
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional - Pentium II - RAM 128 MB - HD 600 MB
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Microsoft
- Address:
One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052 - Phone: 1-425-882-8080
- Fax: 1-425-706-7329
