WhereIGo & Windows 7 - 64 bit

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WhereIGo & Windows 7 - 64 bit

Post by Agent Basil » 27 January 11 7:29 pm

I did my first WhereIGo cache yesterday. Whoot ! I think there is great potential for this and have already mapped out an epic route for my Monty Basil and the Holy Grail. Slight problem - the WhereIGo builder is clunky and not compatible with Windows 7 - 64 bit. It allows me to create a cartridge, add characters, items, zones etc, save the cartridge but when I try to open the cartridge for further work, it falls over. Any ideas ? I was so hoping to have a bunch of French keniggetts running over Red Hill screaming "Niiiii".

I realise there is a WhereIGo forum but they don't appear to speak at my level of understanding of all things IT ! All suggestions and Monty Python jokes greatly appreciated !

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Re: WhereIGo & Windows 7 - 64 bit

Post by Renroc » 27 January 11 8:42 pm

Where do you find whereIgo cache details and what do they involve?

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Re: WhereIGo & Windows 7 - 64 bit

Post by Agent Basil » 27 January 11 8:50 pm

They are a cache type listed on gc.com . It is a groundspeak invention but they do have their own website

http://www.wherigo.com/home.aspx

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Re: WhereIGo & Windows 7 - 64 bit

Post by Big Matt and Shell » 27 January 11 9:10 pm

Hi Basil,

We just finished building our second Wherigo on the weekend. As my caching computer is a EEE running XP I have always used Shells Vaio running 7 - 64 bit.

I use Urwigo

It is a much nicer GUI version that even a dummy like me can use.

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Re: WhereIGo & Windows 7 - 64 bit

Post by Agent Basil » 27 January 11 9:31 pm

On further investigation, there are other builders "out there" which might work.

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Re: WhereIGo & Windows 7 - 64 bit

Post by Agent Basil » 27 January 11 9:33 pm

Thanks Matt, I didn't see your reply. I have posted the question on the WhereIgo Forum but based on your reply, I will give it a go. Cheers

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Re: WhereIGo & Windows 7 - 64 bit

Post by Philipp » 27 January 11 11:45 pm

earwigo.net is a web-based builder >> also a nice one

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Post by oz lurker » 28 January 11 7:14 am

Happy, happy, joy, joy =D> =D> 8-[

Good to see more whereigo's in the pipeline. The couple I havevdone have been a real blast.

And a MP themed one? Brilliant AB - will definitely be hanging out for this one! [-o<

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Re: WhereIGo & Windows 7 - 64 bit

Post by Agent Basil » 28 January 11 7:52 am

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiii

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Re: WhereIGo & Windows 7 - 64 bit

Post by jusojara » 29 January 11 8:43 am

Agent Basil wrote:I did my first WhereIGo cache yesterday. Whoot ! I think there is great potential for this and have already mapped out an epic route for my Monty Basil and the Holy Grail. Slight problem - the WhereIGo builder is clunky and not compatible with Windows 7 - 64 bit. It allows me to create a cartridge, add characters, items, zones etc, save the cartridge but when I try to open the cartridge for further work, it falls over. Any ideas ? I was so hoping to have a bunch of French keniggetts running over Red Hill screaming "Niiiii".

I realise there is a WhereIGo forum but they don't appear to speak at my level of understanding of all things IT ! All suggestions and Monty Python jokes greatly appreciated !
I too am having the same problem with W7 64. I will try the other builders - thanks all.

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Re: WhereIGo & Windows 7 - 64 bit

Post by Big Matt and Shell » 29 January 11 2:22 pm

If anyone wants to have a look at a Urwigo Cartridge I'll happily share a version of one of my local caches that doesn't contain the final location.

It might make building the cartridge a bit easier. You can also do an advanced search doe open source cartridges.

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Re: WhereIGo & Windows 7 - 64 bit

Post by Agent Basil » 29 January 11 2:29 pm

Yes please, I'm struggling a bit

kimjohnfitzgerald@gmail.com

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Post by Big Matt and Shell » 30 January 11 4:29 pm

Agent Basil wrote:Yes please, I'm struggling a bit

kimjohnfitzgerald@gmail.com
Email sent.

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Re: WhereIGo & Windows 7 - 64 bit

Post by joffa1970 » 30 January 11 8:18 pm

I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro that can be borrowed. I got it 1993 -5 sometime. It has windows on it. It is 3.1 with a mono-chrome screen. It has never failed.

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Re: WhereIGo & Windows 7 - 64 bit

Post by roundcircle » 30 January 11 9:43 pm

Philipp wrote:earwigo.net is a web-based builder >> also a nice one
Might be great, but the home page asks you to log in, with no way of creating an account, and zero other text for guidance. A google found this page in the Wiki. Is it worth the effort?

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