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 very helpful March 20, 2007
Richard Belair (Quebec,Canada)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm planning a trip to Europe ( of course) and it help a lot with millage
and since I plan on using my GPS from my Streets and Trip then I figure that everything is gonna be A ok
 fantastic May 15, 2007
Teresa A. Day (Addison, IL)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
It was just what I was looking to buy for my trip to the British Isles. It was easy to install in my computer.
Surprisingly good! October 10, 2007
L. Coleman (Little Rock, AR USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
In most ways, this software exceeded my expectations. It worked right out of the box with my cables, GPS (Garmin GPSmap60CSx)and laptop. I was really happy to find that its map coverage included the US, albeit without much detail, but enough detail to see that the system was working. This is much better than showing up abroad and then finding that you left some critical component at home.
Setting up a route was easy and intuitive although I did need the manual to figure out how to do a few things, like forcing the route from the one automatically designed by the program to one that I wanted. Setting route preferences was good but not always good enough when I wanted to follow some quirky route. But it is easy to change the route.
I was traveling on mostly B and C roads in England so being able to set a route and then get voice instructions was wonderfully helpful. My wife was with me but she is not good at map reading, to put it mildly, and anyway gets sick if she tries to read anything, including a map, while riding. So the laptop occupied the passenger's seat while she sat behind it.
The combination of the moving map display AND the voice directions was key. My main problem with Autoroute was that sometimes the spoken instructions were either ambiguous or, as far as I could tell, wrong. For example, an instruction, "In 0.1 miles, go straight," might actually refer to a turn. As best I could tell, what the program meant was that I should stay on the main road even though there was a turn or curve. But it did not seem entirely consistent in this regard. Thus, I became accustomed to checking the map to confirm just what the road was doing.
On a positive note, the program tells you which exit to take at a roundabout. I did not expect this but it was greatly appreciated...and most of the time...almost all of the time...it was right. It did not do well at double roundabouts.
I loved that fact that you can record your track, complete with missed turns! In ten days of use, I think the program crashed once, maybe...could have been operator error. I was impressed with the fact that it had the most minor of roads, quite a feat considering the one-lane roads that crisscross the English landscape. Only once was it "off"...for a couple of miles of brand new road that was not in the database.
I recommend the program with enthusiasm, especially for the price. One of the best values I have experienced.
Not Just For Driving November 17, 2007
Dennis Culver (Bremerton Washington)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this product prior to a European trip which took us around Switzerland for a week, 9 days down the Rhine and a week in Amsterdam. I did not drive but used this software, in conjunction with the USB GPS, to track our movements, annotate memorable spots, remember where pics were taken and find addresses in all cities we visited... It was invaluable because there was no language barrier, no confusion on place names and is vailable 24/7. We are currently using the software to help plan our next trip to Italy...
 A Big Disappointment December 1, 2007
Mary B. Lytle (Tucson, AZ USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have used Microsoft AutoRoute Europe 2001 with very good success for the last several years. In the process of planning a trip to Republic of Macedonia, however, I could find most, but not all my desitinations. I thought I might do well to look into purchasing the latest edition.
The FEATURES of Microsoft AutoRoute Europe 2007 describe "New! Increased map coverage for Eastern Europe and updated maps for Western Europe." I figured this was just the ticket for me, but was I wrong. There is a big hole in the map of Europe where the central "Balkans" should be! There is absolutely no information for this region - zero, zip, nada.
If you're planning to travel extensively in southeastern Europe, you're burning $39.95 on Microsoft AutoRoute Europe 2007.
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