Garmin users, blue screen of death

El_Rapido
El_Rapido Posts: 97 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I keep getting the dreaded BSOD when trying to upload my forerunner 305 data. I'm using Windows7. Apparently this is a common problem. I can't find a solution online anywhere. Is anyone else experiencing this or have you had this problem and found a solution

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  • leadoff
    leadoff Posts: 136 Member
    Get a Mac. :)
  • El_Rapido
    El_Rapido Posts: 97 Member
    Get a Mac. :)

    Thanks for your help.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Has it ever worked or is this something new that started happening?

    Try contacting their support http://www.garmin.com/us/support/contact/
  • El_Rapido
    El_Rapido Posts: 97 Member
    Its only happened since I got a new laptop, it was fine on my previous computer which ran xp. its a common problem apparently being ignored by Garmin support.
  • newbeetler
    newbeetler Posts: 197 Member
    If it works on XP you could work around the issue.

    Download Oracle Virtualbox which is a freeware virtual machine management

    Create a virtual machine with Windows XP.

    Make sure when you create the virtual machine you enable USB support which is in the setting tab.

    You should be able to plug the Garmin device in and then use the XP Virtual machine to do the upgrade.

    I hope that all makes sense.

    ETA: A virtual machine is a machine that runs like a regular computer but is a guest on your laptop. You can only run it using a Virtual Machine management software and it will be a self contained computer so will not do anything to your windows 7 laptop.

    If I even need to test something or get some old hardware running that I know works on XP and not on windows 7 this is what I do and it works like a charm.
  • Natx83
    Natx83 Posts: 1,298 Member
    Get a Mac. :)

    Brought to you by another pretentious mac owner.
  • El_Rapido
    El_Rapido Posts: 97 Member
    If it works on XP you could work around the issue.

    Download Oracle Virtualbox which is a freeware virtual machine management

    Create a virtual machine with Windows XP.

    Make sure when you create the virtual machine you enable USB support which is in the setting tab.

    You should be able to plug the Garmin device in and then use the XP Virtual machine to do the upgrade.

    I hope that all makes sense.

    ETA: A virtual machine is a machine that runs like a regular computer but is a guest on your laptop. You can only run it using a Virtual Machine management software and it will be a self contained computer so will not do anything to your windows 7 laptop.

    If I even need to test something or get some old hardware running that I know works on XP and not on windows 7 this is what I do and it works like a charm.

    Thanks, I will try this if I can get a copy of XP from somewhere, my old pc is junk now.
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