USB Driver Installation Instructions for
Release 409.1 and Windows XP
(For all Ross-Tech USB interfaces with VAG-COM Release
409.1 or newer)
Notes: These
instructions are for Windows XP (which we highly recommend with
our USB Interfaces). Installation under Windows
98/ME/2000 is similar, but not necessarily identical. If you are
using Windows Vista, and/or a KEY-, HEX-, or Micro-
Interface then you should use the latest version of VAG-COM
which installs the drivers automatically:
VAG-COM Current Release
Page.
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Make sure you have already downloaded and installed VAG-COM
on your PC before following these instructions.
If you haven't yet downloaded VAG-COM, then click
HERE to
open our download page in a new window.
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Allow the software you just downloaded to install itself on
your PC.
If you choose to install it someplace
other than the default location,
make a note of folder
you're installing it to.
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Plug your Ross-Tech USB Interface
to your PC's USB port
(It is not necessary to connect the interface to a
car yet). A message like this should appear on
your PC's Taskbar:
NOTE: If the new Hardware Found Wizard popup does not
appear when you plug in your interface, go into Device Manager
and look for the interface. In Windows XP, you can typically
find the Device Manager by RIGHT-CLICKING on My
Computer then selecting Manage. Your Ross-Tech USB Interface should be under Universal
Serial Bus (USB) Controllers or under Other Devices. If it's there,
Right-Click it and then select Update Driver.
Then you can start at Step 4 in the instructions below.
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The
New Hardware Found Wizard should appear:
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On the screen above, select "Install from a list or
specific location (Advanced)"
then click the [Next >] button.
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The following dialog should
appear:
On the screen
above:
Select "Search for the best
driver in these locations"
Check "Include this location in the search:"
Use the [Browse] button to find the VAG-COM folder
(Usually C:\Program Files\Vag-Com\
unless you chose a different
folder when you installed the software)
Click [OK]
The following dialog should appear:
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Click
the [Next >] button.
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The following dialog should appear:
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This dialog warns you that we haven't paid Microsoft a pound
of flesh to certify the driver.
You're going to have to click
the [Continue Anyway] button..:-)
If you do not have a choice for Continue Anyway, then you
should go to our
Driver Signing
Page for instructions.
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The following dialog should appear:
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Click
the [Finish] button to complete the installation.
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Start
VAG-COM.
Click the [Options] button.
In the "Select COM Port" box, select USB.
Click the [Test] button.
The results should look like this (it may have
additional information in the Port Test dialog).
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Click [OK] and click [Save]
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Go
test it on a car. :-)
