QUESTION: Is the above understanding correct save my poor explaination of it? QUESTION: Are there any drawbacks to opening up the system to mio or other equivalents. And more importantly in this case, is the use of OTHER navigation softwares on the unit - therefore allowing multiple navigational softwares and their appropriate maps to be operated on this 'navman' machine, essentially opening up the unit.
Apparently, running win ce implies that this device can also be 'unlocked' by using something such as 'mio' - i guess a software that bypasses the NAVMAN's interface and allows direct access to the bigger picture, the native OS. The purchase is really a purchase of an unlock key like most softwares. Like many gps navigation companies, they offer service to purchase their additional maps, say of western europe. Solvusoft: Microsoft Gold Certified Company
QUESTION: Is pdf reading POSSIBLE on an unlocked unit? I have since been intouch with Navman, and they advised me that I would need to purcahse a key.
You can then run it and it will download and install the other software automatically. Expand the ThinkVantage option and install ThinkVantage System Update. That will take you to a list of drivers and apps to download. Once you have Windows installed, go to the Lenovo support page and enter your machine type. I can't say for certain that these "all version" ISOs include that version, but you can try and see. Your machine came with Win7 Home Basic 32. To do this you must install the same version of Windows that came on your machine - but it can be either 32 or 64 bit. You may have to use the phone option to activate. You can use the product key on the bottom of your machine (or in the battery compartment) to activate the installation. One option would be to download a legal Windows 7 ISO and install it. This is why one should burn recovery media before fiddling with the HD.