Microsoft KB Archive/260542

= How to import pushpins from earlier versions of Streets and Trips into MapPoint 2001 or Streets and Trips 2001 and later versions =

Article ID: 260542

Article Last Modified on 10/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MapPoint 2001 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Streets & Trips 2008
 * Microsoft Streets & Trips 2008 with Connected Services
 * Microsoft Streets & Trips 2008 with GPS Locator
 * Microsoft Streets & Trips 2001 Standard Edition

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SUMMARY
This article describes how to import pushpins from earlier versions of Microsoft Expedia Streets and Trips into Microsoft MapPoint 2001, Microsoft Streets and Trips 2001, or Microsoft Streets and Trips 2008.



MORE INFORMATION
To import pushpins into MapPoint 2001, Streets and Trips 2001, pr Streets and Trips 2008, use the appropriate method to export the pushpins from the earlier version of the program. Then, import the pushpins into MapPoint 2001, Streets and Trips 2001, or Streets and Trips 2008.

Note You cannot export pushpins from Microsoft MapPoint 2000.

Export Pushpins from Microsoft Expedia Streets and Trips 2000
To export pushpins from Expedia Streets and Trips 2000, follow these steps:  Start Expedia Streets and Trips 2000. On the File menu, click Export Pushpins. Click the pushpin set that you want to export, and then click Export. In the File name box, type the following text, and then click Save

.stp

In this example,  is the name of the pushpin set. Quit Expedia Streets and Trips 2000.

Export Pushpins from Microsoft Expedia Streets 98 or Microsoft Expedia Trip Planner 98
You cannot directly import pushpins that were created in Expedia Streets 98 or Expedia Trip Planner 98 into MapPoint 2001 or Streets and Trips.

If you are using Microsoft Expedia Streets & Trips 2000, use the Pushpin Conversion tool to convert pushpins from the Expedia Streets 98 or Expedia Trip Planner 98 format to the format that Expedia Streets and Trips 2000 uses.

You can only use the Pushpin Conversion tool if you have Streets & Trips 2000 installed.

The Pushpin Conversion tool converts Expedia Streets 98 or Expedia Trip Planner 98 pushpin files to Streets and Trips 2000 pushpin files that you can import into MapPoint 2001, Streets and Trips 2001, or Streets and Trips 2008.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

PushpinConversionTool.exe

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

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For more information about the Pushpin Conversion Tool, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

241101 Streets and Trips: How to convert Pushpin sets for use in later versions

After you convert your pushpins from Expedia Streets 98 or Expedia Trip Planner 98, proceed to the next method to import the pushpin file into MapPoint 2001 or Streets and Trips 2001.

Import Pushpins into MapPoint 2001, Streets and Trips 2001, or Streets and Trips 2008

 * 1) Start MapPoint 2001, Streets and Trips 2001, or Streets and Trips 2008.
 * 2) On the File menu, click Import Data.
 * 3) In the Files of type box, click Streets and Trips Pushpins (*.stp).
 * 4) Click the file that you created in step 4 of the &quot;Export Pushpins from Microsoft Expedia Streets and Trips 2000&quot; section, and then click Open.

The Pushpin Explorer feature is no longer included in MapPoint 2001 and Streets and Trips 2001. These programs now save pushpins in a map file. To save imported pushpins in MapPoint 2001 and Streets and Trips 2001, save the map that contains the imported pushpins. To use the imported pushpins at a later time, open the map that contains them.

Additional query words: mp2001 st2001 map point push pins auto-map amap

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