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I bought an edge 810 and want to update the firmware

However, when I try to download the garmin webloader or communicator plugin I get multiple error messages saying 'XML missing' and then 'GarminInstaller has stopped working'

Any ideas please?


 
Posted : 23/03/2014 8:11 pm
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What browser are you using and what OS on the computer?


 
Posted : 23/03/2014 8:11 pm
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OS is Windows 7

Have tried IE, Firefox and Chrome (all latest versions I think)


 
Posted : 23/03/2014 8:14 pm
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Communicator etc working okay on my Windows laptop and OSX at the moment.

Worth asking the Garmin support people just incase it's a fault with the version your downloading?

Try downloading from here instead of the live install type setup:

http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3607


 
Posted : 23/03/2014 8:26 pm
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Thanks somouk

In case anyone else has this problem I managed to install a legacy version of webloader from here:

[url= http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3329 ]http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3329[/url]

And then refused update and it worked (incredibly)


 
Posted : 23/03/2014 8:49 pm
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I've just read this after having problems updating a car satnav. I wonder if Garmin are having a bad day. It worked ok finally, but provoked much bad language.


 
Posted : 23/03/2014 8:52 pm
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Same here. The garmin software/website/communicator etc is rubbish, especially after having an android phone where everything just works.


 
Posted : 23/03/2014 9:05 pm
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Sunday afternoon, summer is coming, time to clean the car and update the satnav?


 
Posted : 24/03/2014 9:01 am
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Garmin communicator was replaced with Garmin express a few weeks ago.

http://software.garmin.com/en-US/express.html


 
Posted : 24/03/2014 9:04 am
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Garmin communicator was replaced with Garmin express a few weeks ago.

Just tried that on my Edge 305 and it's device not supported so I guess that is just for the sat navs.


 
Posted : 24/03/2014 9:31 am
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Works on my edge 810, and my forerunner 910xt, so guess it may be older devices it isn't compatible with.


 
Posted : 24/03/2014 10:19 am