Microsoft Streets and Trips 2008 [OLD VERSION]

Streets and Trips gives me what I need which is directions to a certain address and mileage. I have no complaints.

Microsoft claims Streets & Trips 2008 is compatible with Vista. As distributed, it is not. The installer fails because it tries to install the text-to-speech component for XP onto a Vista system which Vista prohibits so the install fails. If you spend 30 minutes with Microsoft talking about your serial number, purchase location, license key, and verifying it all letter by letter and giving them your phone number and just repeating this to each person, you finally get the answer to find "data.msi" on the DVD and run that to install it on Vista. They won't tell you that you'd better be running Vista SP1 or it will fail to install at the end. But if you figure that out for yourself, you can install the program. Wow, pain and agony. Microsoft claims you can install S&T2008 with no problem but then you talk to them and they say the PRE-installer is broken for vista. Oh.. silly me. Its the pre-installer that is incompatible.

Funding Microsoft is a mistake. Its like buying an alcoholic another beer.

I cant go into to much detail on this but from the little experience I had with the microsoft software I did not like it. I also have copilot gps for laptops which i thought was much better then this. I was a professional truck driver so I used my copilot quit a bit. got the this to see if I could get more locations points which didnt pan out.

I had older versions and used them on several of MY computers. This version installed on both my laptop (great for travel) and desktop, but when my laptop crashed and I bought a new one, I was not allowed to install a 3rd time. I called tech support and was told I should use all lower case for the key code even when the key code is shown in caps and installed properly the first time using caps. I asked for a supervisor who then told me I was allowed only ONE installation!!!

What idiots!! Although I really like Streets and Trips I will no longer upgrade. I have a Garmin and a Dash, so it is not a big issue for me (except that I wasted my money).

I am going to install 2008 and go back to 2007.

Great laptop GPS software when traveling. It has a good data base for finding campgrounds, food stores, places of interest and the list goes on. Just like any other GPS and routing software your have to review your information to your liking. You must make the final decision.