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Hi guys, i have just bought the obd2 cabble off ebay but when i plugit into the USP port the computer says it has not been recognised and it has malfunctioned. The readme i got with the cable says it is compatible with windows 7 but it only gives instructions for how to install the driver on older versions of windows. Can anyone help me out?

download vcds lite

http://www.ross-tech.com/vcds-lite/download/index.html

this will work on 7. vagcom will not

Drivers for the lead are here

http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/CDM/CDM ... tified.zip

cheers alex i'll give that a go

hi alex. how do i actually install the drivers for the cable. I have tried going through the troubleshoot option and update driver, but my computer just says the driver is up to date. havw you got any ideas?

you need to specify the location, and choose where you have extracted the driver zip to

I tried that and it says the driver is up to date.
But when i check the driver details it tells me that there isnt one installed?

hmm have you tried restarting. Also, try a different USB port.

yea dude tried all that, i have contacted the ebay seller but no reply yet. I'll stick at it n let you know if i get anywhere. Thanks for your help and if you think of anything else give me a shout.

i've just had another quick thought. Does it matter that mine's the 64bit version of windows 7. Are the drivers you posted above the correct ones for this version? thanks again

no and yes. I have 64 bit windows 7 and I have no problems with it.

Can you screenshot the error you are having and post it up?

thought i had a breakthrough for a minute there. managed to get the driver installed but now its a new error message saying that the device cannot be started. im taking a few screenshots now.

so i plug in the lead and this bubble appears


so i troubleshoot the device and there are its properties


you can see here it says no driver is installed


so i install the driver, i get this warning and go ahead with the installation


so once i install the driver i get this error message



Do you know what i'm doing wrong?

Try a different computer and see if the error persists. If it does, then its a faulty lead

will do alex, thanks for all your help. I'll let ya know if i get it sorted out!