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Software Information

Plan it, customize it, drive it. Every trip is a good one with Microsoft Streets & Trips 2008. This comprehensive trip planning software makes route planning a snap, around town or anywhere across the U.S. and Canada. Microsoft Streets & Trips gets you where you’re going quickly, easily, and without all the guesswork.  

Your trip...your way!

• Customizable trip-planning options allow you to plan routes, scenic detours, and fuel stops.
• Reroute any time you wish, instantly, without going online.
• Optimize your trip by calculating mileage, time, and expenses in advance.
• Store or print your travel plans, or share them online or though e-mail.
• Find everything you'll need along the way, from landmarks to airports to golf courses.
• Use full screen map view for easier map viewing on the go.
• Import contacts from Microsoft Office Microsoft Outlook into your maps.

Microsoft Streets & Trips 2008 gives you accurate driving directions to just about anywhere in the United States and Canada, with more trip-planning features than major online mapping Web sites.  Instantly find more than 1.6 million points of interest such as hotels, restaurants, ATMs, museums, campgrounds, and more without the need to be online. Use Live Search to find additional local business listings when you're online, then take selected locations with you on the road.  Get detailed door-to-door directions anywhere along millions of miles of routable roads, streets, and highways.

Planning your trips just got easier and more game fun!


New Features

New features in Streets & Trips 2008 make your planning more software productive and your trip more enjoyable.

• Updated maps for the United States and Canada.
• NEW: Use the new perspective map view to get a view more like you would see through your windshield.
• NEW Automatic re-routing helps you get back on track, even when you miss a turn.
• Customizable trip planning options.
• Enhanced! Find 1.6 million points of interest – hotels, restaurants, ATMs and more without the need to be online!

Software Features

All this at your fingertips, online or off:

• Updated maps of the United States and Canada.
• Use the new perspective map view or try terrain, road, political, or night view.
• Personal 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 roads.
• Locate 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 more!
• Find 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 Web.
• Live Search lets you add additional business locations to your map when you're online, then take them with you when you go. Use Keyword search to enter “coffee,” “motel,” or “restaurant” and voil?! Search results automatically refresh as you move your cursor around the map.
• Easy reverse route option - simply click to find your way back.
• Estimated drive time always lets you know how far you are from your destination.
• Easy mileage, time, and expense calculation. You'll know what to expect before you go and can adjust your plans accordingly.
• Customize your maps. Make your maps and printouts more descriptive by adding notes, addresses and phone numbers for your planned stops.
• ReRoute from Here lets you get back on track with just one click. Streets & Trips 2008 quickly recalculates directions to any new location.
• Now easier to see and read, even on smaller screens.

Advanced GPS Fun Gamectionality when you use it with your GPS receiver.

• Voice-Prompted Directions give you turn-by-turn directions as you go, with an easy-to-use, hands-free guidance system.
• Full Screen navigation with driving guidance lets you easily see upcoming turns with Dynamic Turn View and an automatically magnified view. Use it on the road!

Get advanced GPS game functionality when you use it with your GPS receiver*:

• Pinpoint your exact location.
• Know how long it will take to reach your destination with Estimated Drive Time.
• Get back on track, even when you miss a turn, with automatic re-routing.
• Hear spoken driving direction as you go.

Microsoft windows Computer Requirements

• Microsoft windows Vista, Microsoft windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, or later operating system required
• Pentium II or higher processor (Pentium III recommended)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 browser software or later, Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 included (will not displace your primary browser)
• For Microsoft windows Vista: 1 GB of RAM
• For Microsoft windows XP: 128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended)
• For Microsoft windows Server 2003: 256 MB of RAM
• Running additional applications simultaneously may require additional memory
• Available hard-disk space: 1.6 GB. Some users may require up to an extra 100MB for System Files Update (hard disk usage will vary depending on configuration)
• DVD-ROM drive
• Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution monitor with 256 colors
• Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse, or compatible pointing de

Additional items or services required to use certain features:

• For Voice Output: Microsoft windows XP or later and compatible soundcard
• Microsoft Exchange, Internet SMTP/POP3, IMAP4, or MAPI-compliant messaging software required to use Send To as attachment; Microsoft Office Microsoft Outlook 2000 or later required to use Send To as picture
• 14,400-baud or higher recommended
• Broadband Internet service strongly recommended for Live Search
• Some Internet game functionality may require Internet access and payment of a separate fee to an Internet service provider; local and/or long-distance telephone toll charges may apply
• GPS game functionality requires a GPS device that supports NMEA 2.0 or later
• A free COM port below 20 required for GPS

* NOTE:  GPS Locator is Not Included with the Microsoft Streets & Trips 2008