Microsoft AutoRoute 2010

Microsoft AutoRoute 2010 is the customisable travel planning software that helps you get accurate directions, easily explore new areas and find the services you want and need along the way. Plan your complete trip including multiple destinations, rest stops, scenic detours, fuel stops, and add your own notes. On or off-line, AutoRoute gives you detailed door to door directions and more than 5 million miles of navigable roads and motorways throughout Europe at your fingertips.

• NEW - Experience an even more intuitive look and feel.
• ENHANCED - Updated maps for Eastern and Western Europe: 37 countries covered.
• NEW - Easily delete or hide groups of pushpins.
• NEW- Identify one-way streets at a glance.
• NEW- Choose roads to use on your trip just by dragging and dropping the route.
• Flexible trip planning options like custom start times, driving speeds and rest breaks.
• Optimise your trip by calculating mileage, time, and expenses in advance.

Plan your ultimate trip, from sightseeing to petrol stops.

Focus on your destination and enjoy the ride with Microsoft AutoRoute. Customisable trip planning options help you plan your travel to multiple destinations or quickly alter your route by just dragging and dropping it on your map. Personalise and save your maps, adding drawings, notes and pushpins with important information or import your contacts directly from Microsoft Office Outlook and Excel. AutoRoute makes it easy to plan the perfect trip.

• Plan your way with flexible trip planning options like custom start times, driving speeds, rest breaks - even preferred types of roads!
• NEW! Save time by setting your map to always start at a particular location.
• ENHANCED - Includes over a million points of interest including post offices, pharmacies, restaurants, fuel stations, ATMs and more. No Internet connection required.
• NEW! Find new points of interest with Bing Maps. Looking for a brand new restaurant? Find it with Bing Maps and take it with you on AutoRoute.
• Estimated drive times will always let you know how close you are to your destination.
• Rotate-able maps help you easily see upcoming turns with an automatically magnified view.
• Re-route with one click to get back on track. AutoRoute quickly recalculates directions from a new location.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

To use Microsoft AutoRoute 2010, you need:

• PC with 300 megahertz or higher processor clock speed
• Windows 7 with 2 GB RAM, Windows Vista with 1 GB RAM, Windows XP with 256 MB RAM, Windows Server 2008 with 512 MB RAM or Windows Server 2003 with 256 MB RAM (64-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Server excluded); service packs for operating systems recommended
• Certain features require Internet Explorer. If not present, Internet Explorer will be installed but will not displace your primary browser.
• Available hard-disk space: 2.0 GB (some users may require up to an extra 300 MB)
• For installation of software: DVD drive or high speed Internet access
• Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution monitor
• Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse, or a compatible pointing device

Additional items or services required to use certain features:

• For Voice Output: any of the operating systems listed in the above system requirements and a compatible soundcard
• Microsoft compatible email software such as Microsoft Office Outlook required to use Send to Mobile and Send To as attachment; Office Outlook 2003 or Office Outlook 2007 required to use Send To as picture
• Broadband Internet service recommended for certain features, which may require payment of a separate fee to an Internet service provider; local and/or long-distance telephone toll charges may apply
• GPS functionality requires a GPS device that supports NMEA 2.0 or later and an available USB port
• Voice directions require a SAPI compliant text to speech engine

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