Bendix King's worthless GPS loader software

First, I will agree that the new Wingman website leaves a lot to be
desired. E-mails and phone calls to Bendix-King basically says that's
the site. I explained there is too much navigation to get to the
download page. It is not user friendly.

However, I have been using the simple GPS Downloader software for
several years for my KLN 89/B and it works fine. When I heard they had
software to just program the card for the 90 (or 94) I check with Bendix
and they didn't have anything for the 89B. So I will continue to take my
laptop to the plane to program the GPS. I really have no problems with
the downloader.

Ryan Ferguson wrote:

Okay, it's not actually totally worthless, because I DID manage to
update my KLN-94 GPS database via an internet download and the gps
loader software available on the bendixking.com website. But it's kinda
close to worthless in my opinion.

First, I have to comment and say that the Bendix King "Wingman" site
needs some serious help. (Anyone listening over there?) I've built
websites for a living in the past and this one exhibited just about
every user interface flaw known to man. It took me some time to
understand how and why I needed to create an account in order to
download products, then more time to actually find the correct product I
needed, and then it got a lot worse - trying to actually buy and
download subscription updates. That website is in BAD shape! It all
makes sense in retrospect, but not in the process of trying to
understand it.

But I got to that point where I was downloading the product and
installing the GPS loader software. Then something bad happened -
somehow some .DLLs in my Windows 98 OS got mangled by the install.
(Somehow, I knew that would happen.) And of all things, it trashed my
email, which I use for both work and personal communication. The GPS
loader in conjunction with the data uplink cable successfully updated
the GPS, which is a GOOD thing, but now I want my computer back to its
original state. Has anyone else gone through this? Is it just me? Why
the heck is my computer all screwed up just from installing the Bendix
King GPS Loader?

-Ryan


Ryan Ferguson wrote:

Okay, it's not actually totally worthless, because I DID manage to
update my KLN-94 GPS database via an internet download and the gps
loader software available on the bendixking.com website. But it's kinda
close to worthless in my opinion.

First, I have to comment and say that the Bendix King "Wingman" site
needs some serious help. (Anyone listening over there?) I've built
websites for a living in the past and this one exhibited just about
every user interface flaw known to man. It took me some time to
understand how and why I needed to create an account in order to
download products, then more time to actually find the correct product I
needed, and then it got a lot worse - trying to actually buy and
download subscription updates. That website is in BAD shape! It all
makes sense in retrospect, but not in the process of trying to
understand it.

But I got to that point where I was downloading the product and
installing the GPS loader software. Then something bad happened -
somehow some .DLLs in my Windows 98 OS got mangled by the install.
(Somehow, I knew that would happen.) And of all things, it trashed my
email, which I use for both work and personal communication. The GPS
loader in conjunction with the data uplink cable successfully updated
the GPS, which is a GOOD thing, but now I want my computer back to its
original state. Has anyone else gone through this? Is it just me? Why
the heck is my computer all screwed up just from installing the Bendix
King GPS Loader?

-Ryan