I have a tomtom XXL

Yes, you can fully update an XXL...read this: topic19485.html

Many thanks will have a look

oh well seems its not in the list my serial number starts with GO527 must be to old cheers

Huh...there is no serial number that begins with GO?

No, if it's truly an XXL then you can fully update it, there are plenty of members here with the same device

Plug it in to the PC and in Windows Explorer look on the device for a file called ttgo.bif > right click and open with notepad > copy the data and paste it up here and we can have a look at it

thank you for your reply much appreciated here is list

[TomTomGo]
DeviceName=TomTom XXL Classic Series
DeviceVersionHW=ONE XXL Classic
DeviceSerialNumber=GQ5272B00105
DeviceUniqueID=AKxxx BJxxx
RamDiskVersion=20120321
BootLoaderVersion=55282
LinuxVersion=842337
ApplicationVersionVersionNumber=9430
ApplicationVersion=890926.2
UserLanguage=English UK
CurrentVoiceInfo=Simon
CurrentMap=United_Kingdom_and_Republic_of_Ireland
CurrentMapVersion=885.4009

I've edited your post above as it has personal information in it...like your address coordinates etc (which I've removed) and left the relevant information we need.

Your serial number starts with GQ which confirms it is an XXL. The 9.430 navcore (operating system) needs updating to the latest level and your 885.4009 UK map is extremely old now...all of which we can do. Hopefully you're reasonably competent on a PC which'll make life a lot easier and you'll also need to have WinRAR installed too.

Start by enabling hidden files & folders on Windows Explorer and copying ALL of the files from your XXL to a safe place. Having a backup is paramount before proceeding.

Thank you I am just in the process of copying all to an external hard drive is that ok ?

All done and copied

Chadda wrote:Thank you I am just in the process of copying all to an external hard drive is that ok ?

Yes, perfect

Now download the following files:

[Please Register or Login to download file]

New UK & ROI 1045.10001 map

FastActivate Activator Windows Security will moan about this file being virused...it's a false positive so tell it to allow it

First one CAB navcore download complete
But as soon as I click on
United Kingdom and republic of Ireland 1045 10001 comes up with oops the page you requested could not be found it then takes me to NaviTotal .com so not sure how to proceed

I also drive a lot in Spain would a Europe map be possible thank you

1. Extract the new navcore to the device overwriting all the files it asks about...when finished disconnect and start up the XXL and all should be ok
2. Extract the new UK & ROI map to the XXL
3. Extract FastActivate archive to the root of the XXL > find FastActivate.exe and run it > select option 1 & wait a moment for it to update > select option 2 to activate the new map - you should see a message that says ***.DCT = Ok > now select option 3 to patch the new navcore to accept downloaded maps - wait for patch successful message > disconnect & test

What is the result?

Chadda wrote:First one CAB navcore download complete
But as soon as I click on
United Kingdom and republic of Ireland 1045 10001 comes up with oops the page you requested could not be found it then takes me to NaviTotal .com

Ok, go to the following page & find the download link & download the map: topic21632.html

Or download it from [Please Register or Login to download file]

Chadda wrote:I also drive a lot in Spain would a Europe map be possible thank you

No, not the full Europe map as it's too big to fit on your XXL but possibly a smaller map that includes Spain...we'll come to that later once you understand the process