User Guide

Section 2: Installing MapCreate 7

System Requirements:

MapCreate 7 requires the following minimum system resources:

• IBM

compatible PC.

• Pentium

133 MHz or faster processor.

• 32 MB RAM

• approximately 300 MB free hard disk space, depending on your

version of the program and 4.5 GB for full install.

• 256 color display.

• Microsoft

Windows

2000 or XP. The software will not work

with Windows

Vista.

• DVD/CD-ROM drive.

MapCreate will run on a system with the above specifications, but the

program will work slowly. A faster processor and more RAM will sig-

nificantly improve program operation. You can also optimize perform-

ance by installing as much of the program as possible to run from your

hard drive instead of the DVD/CD-ROM drive. (Do this by using the

Custom or Full install modes, described below.)

IMPORTANT NOTES:

For copy protection purposes, you must have the MapCreate

DVD in the disc drive each time you launch MapCreate. De-

pending on the type of installation you select, you may remove the

DVD after starting the program. (This allows you to use the

DVD/CD-ROM drive for another purpose, such as listening to mu-

sic, while working with maps and GPS data.)

The data used in our maps is copyrighted. To prevent illegal copy-

ing of this data, all maps built by MapCreate are required to be en-

crypted (locked) to a specific memory card. Encryption requires

MapCreate to retrieve unique information from your card. This re-

quires special software not compatible with third party card read-

ers, so MapCreate will only

work with the MMC/SD card

reader provided by LEI. (MapCreate 7 will also work with older

Lowrance Electronics USB card readers.) If the card reader is not

correctly installed with the LEI drivers, MapCreate will not open.

After all the MapCreate files are installed, the installation program

will install the drivers for the LEI card reader.