| Product Summary | | Manufacturer: Microsoft | | Mfg Part#: B17-00388 | | UPC: 00882224462921 | | Buy.com Sku: 204318632 | | Item#: S2DHEH | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 3435 | | See more in Windows O/S |  |
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| | | | Product Guides | | | | Every trip is a good one with Microsoft Streets & Trips 2008 With tools and features to help you create custom routes, set set driving preferences, plan breaks, and calculate travel costs, this trip planning software makes travel easier, whether you are going around town or anywhere across the U.S. and Canada.
| | Features |  | Software Sub Type | | Maps/Traveling | | License Type | | Complete Product | | Manufacturer | | Microsoft Corporation | | Software Name | | Streets & Trips 2008 - Complete Product | | Manufacturer Part Number | | B17-00388 | | License Pricing | | Standard | | Manufacturer Website Address | | www.microsoft.com | | License Quantity | | 1 PC | | Features & Benefits | | Updated maps of the United States and CanadaUse the new perspective map view or try terrain, road, political, or night viewPersonal Driving Profile lets you plot your own route, with flexible trip planning options like personalized start times, driving speeds, rest stops even preferred types of roadsLocate Me technology tells you exactly where you are, virtually wherever you go, using wireless hotspots to pinpoint your location. Use it to change your route, find local destinations, update your ETA, and moreFind Nearby Places lets you find more than 1.6 million locations such as parks, ATMs, hotels, landmarks, and more within up to 50 miles of your current position or anywhere on your route without being connected to the WebLive Search lets you add additional business locations to your map when you are online, then take them with you when you goEasy reverse route option Estimated drive time Easy mileage, time, and expense calculationCustomize your mapsStreets & Trips 2008 quickly recalculates directions to any new location | | Language Support | | English | | Platform Support | | PC |
| | Tech Specs | | Software Main Type | | Reference | | Manufacturer | | Microsoft Corporation | | Manufacturer Part Number | | B17-00388 | | Software Sub Type | | Maps/Traveling | | License Type | | Complete Product | | Software Name | | Streets & Trips 2008 - Complete Product | | System Requirements | | Processor:PC with Pentium II or higher Pentium III recommendedOperating System:Windows VistaWindows XP with Service Pack 2Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1Hard Disk:1.6GBSome users may require up to an extra 100MB for System Files UpdateMemory:1 GB of RAM for Windows Vista128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended) for Windows XP256 MB of RAM for Windows Server 2003Running additional applications simultaneously may require additional memoryOptical Drive:DVD-ROM Others:Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution monitor with 256 colorsMouse, IntelliMouse, compatible pointing deviceFor Voice Output: Windows XP or later and compatible soundcardMicrosoft Exchange, Internet SMTP/POP3, IMAP4, or MAPI-compliant messaging software required to use Send To as attachment; Microsoft Office Outlook 2000 or later required to use Send To as picture14,400-baud or higher recommended | | License Pricing | | Standard | | Manufacturer Website Address | | www.microsoft.com | | License Quantity | | 1 PC | | Features & Benefits | | Updated maps of the United States and CanadaUse the new perspective map view or try terrain, road, political, or night viewPersonal Driving Profile lets you plot your own route, with flexible trip planning options like personalized start times, driving speeds, rest stops even preferred types of roadsLocate Me technology tells you exactly where you are, virtually wherever you go, using wireless hotspots to pinpoint your location. Use it to change your route, find local destinations, update your ETA, and moreFind Nearby Places lets you find more than 1.6 million locations such as parks, ATMs, hotels, landmarks, and more within up to 50 miles of your current position or anywhere on your route without being connected to the WebLive Search lets you add additional business locations to your map when you are online, then take them with you when you goEasy reverse route option Estimated drive time Easy mileage, time, and expense calculationCustomize your mapsStreets & Trips 2008 quickly recalculates directions to any new location | | Product Name | | Streets & Trips 2008 - Complete Product | | Language Support | | English | | Distribution Media/Method | | DVD-ROM | | Packing | | Mini Box | | Package Type | | Retail | | Platform Support | | PC |
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| Customer Reviews |  | | Value |  3.5 | | Performance | 3.5 | | Ease of Use |  4 | | Overall Satisfaction | 3.5 |
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1 of 5 Badly needs upgrading Sunday, August 17, 2008
Buy.com customer from Pensacola, FL
I got the 2008 version of Streets & Trips just to replace the out-of-date maps. The older version worked just fine, but the new version is badly flawed. Here is one example of a problem I noticed the day I installed the software: Streets & Trips tells me a trip from Little Rock to Fort Smith (both in Arkansas) is 289.5 miles, but it's really only 158 miles. Streets & Trips missed it by 131 miles. That's a pretty big error on a trip so short. Additionally, it routed me through Oklahoma. (For those unfamiliar with basic geography, there's no need to go into Oklahoma if you're going from Little Rock to Fort Smith.) I also noticed another error that almost got me seriously lost trying to get to the Holiday Inn at the Portland Airport. Microsoft should offer upgrades to this program with fixes for the routing errors or refund the money to the buyers. Gooogle Maps provides much better results without having users pay for the privilege. It would be great if there was an off-line version of it. Was this review helpful?  
5 of 5 Significant improvements over S&T 2005 Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Kenneth C. Kopsco from Newtown, CT
This is my third version of S&T and the additional features are noticeable and useful. What's especially nice is that the GUI remains the same as the last version so it is easy to use right out of the box. I use S&T to arrange my customer meetings that span several states and this product enables me to coordinate schedules easily. This capability is not available on my Garmin GPS. What I wish for would be a way to plan my trip on S&T then save it on the SD card and then import it on the Garmin GPS. Running a computer in the car is just unsafe and impractical. Was this review helpful?
0 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Yahoo!! Monday, February 25, 2008
A Customer from Elgin, IL
The route planner is better and gives more choices.
Informational update on Midwest, finally.
Easy as always to use, when you get use to it. Was this review helpful?
2 of 4 customers found this review helpful.
1 of 5 Would not even run Friday, December 14, 2007
Bill Tolle from Jasper, TX
After installing 3 times to finally get the install to complete the program refused to run, giving me an error about not enough memory.
Since I have 2GB RAM and about 200GB or empty hard drive space I doubt the error message is correct. Running WinXP Pro SP2 and I have been using computers since 1980 so I have a pretty good idea what I am doing.
Be aware that the 2008 version will install the .NET framework and text-to-speech programs even if you do not want them.
Would not uninstall automatically, I had to uninstall by hand and found about 60 entries in the Registry that it had added.
I doubt I will be able to return since it is software so this is just wasted money for me. Was this review helpful?
4 of 5 Works great Wednesday, November 28, 2007
nwtraveler469 from Prineville, Oregon
Had a GPS reciever from previous version, so I only purchases the minimum package.. Works good, but don't totally rely on it. I travel the western states (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, UTAH, and California). Once in while, it points me to a VERY wrong location for the address ie farmers crop land, wrong end of town, etc. Just be aware of this glitch, i imagine that addresses will eventually get resolved. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 MS Streets and Trips Tuesday, November 27, 2007
schoonerfl from Seffner, Florida
I have been using this for years. I travel all Hillsborough County (Tampa Bay) and would be lost without it. The route feature is great, sames me time. Was this review helpful?
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