GE will not recognise my XT

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GE will not recognise my XT

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Garmin Express has stopped recognising my XT.
Everything used to work fine but the other day, when I connected the XT to update maps, Express failed to recognise it.
Simple, I thought, remove the XT from Express and re-install it. Not a good idea. I now cannot get Express to recognise the XT to re-install it.
I have tried clicking the "run as admistrator" as suggested by Garmin but that makes no difference.
I have tried various cables and USB ports, again, no difference.
Windows recognises the XT, as does Basecamp, and Express recognises my other GPS, a Montana.
Any ideas????
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Re: GE will not recognise my XT

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Ensure BaseCamp is closed as some folks have issues if they try to run both at the same time.
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Re: GE will not recognise my XT

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Hi Sussamb, yes I've tried both, Basecamp closed and open, same results :cry:
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Re: GE will not recognise my XT

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I've just had a problem with Express and my two Zumo 590s. The fix I found might work for you, so worth a try?

Background: I had 7.6.0.0 installed, and as it was pulled, I decided to uninstall and go back to 7.5.0.0 After I did that, I could not add either of my Zumos, and Garmin's suggestion didn't work.

What did work, and what might work for you was I uninstalled 7.5.0.0 and installed an earlier version. That recognised my Zumos, and let me add them, and after adding them I upgraded to 7.5.0.0 again.
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Re: GE will not recognise my XT

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Thanks for the replies.
After numerous attempts at fixing this issue I took a very simple way out. I did a system restore to my PC to an earlier date. After that I connected the XT to the PC and GE recognised a new device immediately.
I will never understand technology :roll:
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I've read in another post about a recent microsoft update causing issues with GE seeing the XT and other devices. Temporarily removing the update restored the connectivity with GE for that user.
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Re: GE will not recognise my XT

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The report is that KB5003254 .NET Framework security update breaks Garmin Express and that uninstalling it solves the problem. I have only seen two posts about this which is surprising. I expected more. This post could be the third although in this case we don't specifically know whether KB5003254 was the problem.
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