Microsoft Streets and Trips & Garmin GPS setup

I have been using the mapping program Microsoft Streets and Trips for years, especially since I started finding waterfalls...and now I've found out Microsoft is discontinuing it and and will no longer support it.  I have version 2013 and I recently purchased a newer, and slightly bigger laptop to use to track my waterfall trips as I'm driving.  I spent 3 hours trying to get the program to recognize my Garmin handheld GPS, so I decided to put down the steps it took...because I couldn't find them all in one place.  This will probably work for other similar GPS units, but I know it works for a Garmin GPSmap 60CSx, Microsoft Streets and Trips 2013 and either Windows XP or Windows 7

1.) Check your GPS documentation and set the GPS receiver to send in NMEA mode and 4800 baud
2.) Connect your GPS receiver to your PC with a USB cable, and turn it on
3.) Download the driver software for your GPS receiver
4.) Download Franson GpsGate Server (the version I have is 2.6, but that might change) from http://gpsgate.com/download (at the time of this posting, it is the first download on the page)
5.) Go through the settings for GPSgate and set the following:
     a.) Input tab: Input, set to "Garmin USB"
     b.) Click "Open" button
     c.) Click "Setup Wizard" and go through the steps to locate the port for your GPS unit
     d.) Output tab: Add Output, select "Virtual Com Port"
     e.) In popup window, select port where GPS is connected
     e.) Click "Add" button
     f.) Advanced tab: click "Start GpsGate after boot", if you want it to automatically start
Note: if GpsGate is successfully configured, it will turn green to indicate it is connected to the GPS receiver
6.) Open Microsoft Streets and Trips
7.) Click Tools:GPS:Configure GPS receiver
8.) In popup window, click "Scan" button - list of com ports should appear
9.) Click on com port for GPS receiver
10.) Click "Ok" button
11.) Click Tools:GPS: Start GPS Tracking
Note: you can also click Tools:GPS task pane and do the Configure and Start tracking from there
12.) a red dot inside a red circle should appear on the map if you have configured everything correctly