Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007

Plan it, customize it, drive it. Every trip is a good one with Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007. This comprehensive trip-planning software makes route planning a snap, around town or anywhere across the U.S. and Canada. It gets you where you’re going quickly, easily, and without all the guesswork.

Current Microsoft Streets & Trips users, see what’s new for 2007!

• Customizable trip-planning options allow you to plan routes, scenic detours, and fuel stops.
• Optimize your trip by calculating mileage, time, and expenses in advance.
• Store your travel plans for use on the road, print them out in a variety of helpful styles, or share them online or though e-mail.
• Find everything you’ll need along the way, from gas stations to golf courses, as well as local businesses that you discover online.

Drive It

• Take the fast route, the scenic route, or add multiple destinations.
• Reroute any time you wish, instantly, without going online.

Arrive in Comfort

• Avoid delays with free online road construction updates.
• Import contacts from Microsoft Office Outlook or Microsoft Office Excel into your maps.
• View the map in Full Screen mode for easier viewing and refer to the estimated drive time to always know how far you are from your destination.

Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007 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 1.2 million points of interest such as hotels, restaurants, ATMs, museums, campgrounds, and more. Use Live Search to find current business listings when you’re online, then take them with you on the road.

Get accurate, detailed, door-to-door directions anywhere along millions of miles of routable roads, streets, and highways.

Plan breaks, scenic detours, and fuel stops. You can even add multiple destinations or quickly alter your route with simple drag-and-drop controls. Personalize your maps with drawings, notes, and pushpins to mark important information. Import your contacts directly from Microsoft Office Outlook and Microsoft Office Excel.

Use your customized travel guide on-screen as you go, or print it out in any of a variety of helpful formats. You can even email it to your friends or post it online!

All this at your fingertips, online or off:

• Personal driving profile. Plot your own route with flexible trip-planning options like personalized start times, driving speeds, rest stops--even preferred types of roads.
• Updated maps! Trust accurate, comprehensive maps for the U.S. and Canada.
• Voice-prompted directions. Hear turn-by-turn directions as you go, with an easy-to-use, hands-free guidance system.
• New! Full-screen navigation with driving guidance. Use it on the road and easily see upcoming turns with Dynamic Turn View and an automatically magnified view.
• Downloadable construction updates. Find out when and where to expect construction on local, state, U.S., and Canadian roads with free online updates.
• Hot! Locate Me technology. Know exactly where you are, virtually wherever you go. Locate Me uses wireless hotspots to pinpoint your location. Use it to change your route, find local destinations, update your ETA, and more!
• Find nearby places. Find more than 1.2 million locations such as parks, ATMs, hotels, landmarks, and more within up to 250 miles of your current position or anywhere on your route without being connected to the Web. Add locations to your route and spend more time having fun and less time planning along the way.
• New! Live search. Add additional business locations to your map when you’re online, then take them with you when you go. Keyword search makes it easy to find current business listings. Enter "coffee," "motel," or "restaurant" and voila!--search results automatically refresh as you move around the map, so you’ll always have the most useful information.
• New! Easy reverse-route option. Simply click to find your way back.
• New! Estimated drive time. Always 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. Get back on track with just one click. Streets & Trips 2007 quickly recalculates directions to any new location.
• Now easier to see and read--even on smaller screens.

System Requirements:

• Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Professional, or later operating system
• Pentium II or higher processor; Pentium III recommended
• For Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional: 128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended)
• For Windows Server 2003: 256 MB of RAM
• For Windows 2000 Professional: 128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended)
• Running additional applications simultaneously may require additional memory
• Available hard-disk space: 1.2 GB for full installation or 600 MB for minimum installation; some users may require up to an extra 100 MB for system files update (hard-disk usage will vary depending on configuration)
• Internet Explorer 5.5 browser software or later, Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 included (will not displace primary browser)
• DVD-ROM drive
• Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution monitor with 256 colors
• Microsoft Mouse, Microsofat IntelliMouse, or compatible pointing device
• Additional items or services required to use certain features:
• For voice output: Windows XP or later and compatible soundcard
• Microsoft Exchange, Internet SMTP/POP3, IMAP4, MAPI-compliant messaging software required to use Send To as attachment; Microsoft Outlook 2000 or later required to use Send To as picture
• 14,400-baud or higher recommended
• Broadband Internet service strongly recommended for Windows Live search
• Some Internet functionality may require Internet access and payment of a separate fee to an Internet service provider; local and long distance telephone toll charges may apply

Product information, specifications, and compatibility are for advisory purposes only, and is the buyers full responsibility to verify with the manufacturer prior to ordering.