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Microsoft Streets and Trips when opened by clicking on the map file I'm currently using, will always open to a location in Coco Beach instead of where I was using it last. I have tried saving the file and "save as" to overwrite it, but next use it still starts in Coco. This is only happening on my home computer. Two laptops with the same version installed don't do this. I'm sure I read something about this once but can't locate the information. And ideas ?

I believe S&T always opens C:\Program Files\Microsoft Streets and Trips\Templates\New North American Map.stt when it starts without being passed a specific map file. Starting it by clicking on a different template file (.stt) always starts the program with the specified template for me.

I don't know of any way to have S&T open to the the last map viewed. It would be a great enhancement, though!

Since it is only a problem on one computer, perhaps the default action for clicking on the file has gotten changed somehow. In Explorer, check Folder Options-> File Types -> STT or EST -> Advanced -> Action 'Open' -> Edit. In 'Application used to perform action' it should have C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\Streets.exe "%1". The %1 means to pass in the name of the file you clicked. Anything else there might always cause it to open the same map, regardless of what you click on.

Thanks but that's not it. When I click on "mastermap.est" which is my general purpose map, XP uses S&T to open that file. I know it's the correct file because any changes I made the last time are there. Such as new pins or a measurement I made. They don't show when it opens because the map opens in Coco Beach, but if I move the map down to where I am, the recent changes are there. I've tried clicking on the several template files on my system and they open correctly and not on Coco Beach.

I understand. It's opening the correct file, but the display is centered on the wrong location. Very strange...

Was that perhaps the last location you had a GPS reading at on that computer?

...ken...

No this is my home comp and the house hasn't gone anywhere lately..but then the hurricane season just began . . This showed up after I located a place in Coco Beach, Cocoa Expo Sports Center. I did not place a pin or anything else there. I'm thinking It's some obscure registry entry I'll never be able to find.
If I can't find the real reason maybe a fresh install will take care of it ...Hate to shotgun like that so I'll give it a week or so before I try it.

juiceclone, perhaps the saved file has been corrupted. Try to open a new map (Ctrl+N), and then save it. Open the newly saved file, zoom to some city, and then save and exit. Open again, zoom to a different city, save, and exit. Is it working?

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Do you have Location Finder turned on by any chance?

In the absence of Wi-Fi, Location Finder does a reverse IP lookup to center your map on a given location. If your ISP's area hub is located in Cocoa Beach, then it might just put you there.

Location Finder is the first thing I turn off after a fresh install of Streets & Trips, so this is just speculation. Also, what version of S&T is this happening on? (Second rule of bug reports -- always report the version number, even if you think it's irrelevant.)

First, no location finder is not on, and this is S&T 06...... You're going to love this. I opened another saved map called "locations" and all was normal. I then searched for "Coco Beach expo center" , which is the last search I tried on the other map, selected "sports center" I think it was called, and allowed S&T to go there, then saved the map. Then went to another location on the map and saved it again. Shut down S&T and reopened the locations map and lo and behold it opens to the Coco Beach spot no matter what I do.

juiceclone, try this: when ever Microsoft Streets and Trips refuses to save the map showing exactly where you want it, do not click "Save", but instead select "Save as", and then save the file with a new file name.

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Thanks.. Haven't tested it a lot yet but on the first try I renamed the file, saved it, then exited S&T. ...went to explorer, deleted the original file and renamed the (renamed) file back to my original name. When S&T opened it it was to the correct map, not Coco again. ..........However....I really can't be doing this every time I save the map......Is there a "config" file or program that will change S&T default behavior?.....This was not happening previously, it just started a month or so ago... I had installed the trial offer of S&T 08 about a month ago, didn't like it and removed it the same day. I wonder if that left something behind to cause this. None of my other computers running S&T 06 have ever behaved like this.

This is a pretty basic and obvious question and I'm sorry if you've already tried this but I have to ask ... have you tried simply searching for a new location other than Coco Beach and saving the file again so that the last found location is where you want the file to open?

...ken...

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Yes ...thats what started this...no matter where I left the map, it would always open the next time to Coco Beach.

I'm not sure what causes this issue, and I don't think I know how to reliably reproduce this issue, but it could be a bug. I've noticed this Microsoft Streets and Trips behaviour on several occasions in the past, too.

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