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From: Acton, MA (20 miles west of Boston) - GORGEOUS cycling territory!

Bikes: 2007 Specialized Roubaix Elite Triple - 1st ride = century 9/19/2010 , Ultegra

HELP - Garmin 705 GCD file needed - 3.0 or 3.1

I've searched the web for 3.0 and 3.1 files w/o success. Maybe I can spend more time and dig deeper and find it. OR I can ask here.

Progress stinks sometimes!
  1. I upgraded to 3.3 (Garmin Express didn't work, so I copied in the 3.3 GCD file, per Garmin tech suggestion) and my 705 stopped working (splash screen when I turn it on but NEVER - days -gets beyond that)
  2. So I restored 3.0, reset it, reloaded preferences, and it worked again
  3. I decided to try 3.3 again. Same results. OK, I give up, I will go back to 3.0
  4. But somehow my 3.0 file has become corrupted (to the point I cannot move or rename the file in Windows Explorer)
  5. I've installed Garmin Express again - it couldn't find my device (even though the icon at top shows "Edge 705 connected" with a green checkmark AND Connect screen / Upload could find it).
  6. So I restarted Express, removed and reconnected the 705.
  7. Then Express had a problem (an unexpected error). I restarted and this time it found it. And this time, for the first time ever, the "Install All" button worked. Status line reads "Installing 1 item... Please stand by until software update is complete." Hooray! Maybe doing the update this way will succeed. Nope - it's been over an hour. Now I notice "Show Details" and there's a message "Waiting for other updates to complete." BOO!

Thank you much!
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