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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 !

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Happy, happy, joy, joy

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!

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.

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.

Yes please, I'm struggling a bit

kimjohnfitzgerald@gmail.com

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

kimjohnfitzgerald@gmail.com

Email sent.

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.

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?