Hi all,
This is a bug in the conversion code in S&T You can read more about the issue on this thread:
http://www.laptopgpsworld.com/2636-reading-old-version-files-new-version-microsoft-streets-trips.
Unfortunately, it has existed in the product for years (since S&T 2004!?) and it still exists in S&T 2010. It was not caught until recently so it apparently isn't something that affects many users.
Here is the deal. It only occurs while opening an old saved map file that has 2 or more pushpins - some with street addresses and others without any street address. During the conversion process the software wrongly populates the 'missing' addresses with the same address.
The problem does not occur if the address is entered into the balloon manually. It must be an address populated by S&T (like from an address search).
Here is the work-around:
- Open up the old EST file in the original version of S&T
- Open up the new version of S&T
(you should now have 2 maps open) - Cut/Copy the Pushpin set from the legends and overview pane and paste it on the new version of S&T.
The transfering of pushpin sets is a good trick to know even if you have never been affected by this bug. It avoids the conversion process and you won't get the bogus addresses in the wrong balloons.
Sorry for the inconvenience this issue may have caused.