Thread: Garmin GMA protection and the "Unauthenticated" status

Originally Posted by awr

I tried this and it just ran for 8 hours with 60% cpu with no output. Does it have to be in the mapsource directory? I just had it on an external drive (but with the .unl and .gma files).

-awr

unlock mapset.exe must be run in gmap folder, after having installed the map in Mapsource-
The path is:
(in XP - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\GARMIN\Maps) or
(in Vista, Windows 7 - C:\ProgramData\Garmin\Maps)