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09 Jun, 2018
Effective tool
So much better and safer than using the old trick of a screwdriver tip on the offending part, and leaning your ear on it.
Having not used one of these before, I was amazed how much it amplifies the sound. Obvious really, but you'd have thought you'd need some sort of electronics to be so effective.
27 Jan, 2020
Not for the computer illiterate: works in the end if you stick with it.
1 of 1 found this helpful Where to start: well package, hardware looks very high quality and does work very well once you've got the software sorted.
Ah, the software: this has all become harder with Win7 being dropped by Microsoft so if you've just bought a laptop with a blank drive (or Win 10) you've got some work to do.
I'm successfully running the following: Win7 Ultimate 64bit (Pro plus bits, so Pro is fine) with Service Pack 1 I think, 4GB RAM, .Net4 framework, Internet Explorer 11. The patch supplied didn't work, so I found one online VIDA-Patch2050.
Process: mine was a Win 10 laptop, so installed 7 deleting Win10 partition. Allowed it to keep updating, with regular restarts. Loaded on IE11 from Microsoft site, restarted machine. Loaded .Net4 Framework. Uploaded supplied Vida 2014D. Tried supplied patch: kept failing. Found one as above and followed a Youtube video on how to use (no voice and text is Russian but watch carefully and it works well). Eventually after nearly a day's work it now seems to run, DICE works and has chatted to my car showing all the faults. I have no doubt it'll do everything else I need.
So ... don't expect to buy and use out the box. Don't expect to buy, follow the instructions on the listing: by time you get to the install Wizard you've already solved most issues, Post Wizard is a doddle. Just use 'internet connection' when prompted, otherwise it's intuitive.
Important! Don't allow your computer to update via the web: it'll screw everything: Win7, IE11, Vida: they'll all attempt to update and you'll soon be in trouble.
I did a external hard-drive back-up once I had Win7 and IE11 working nicely with my modern(ish) laptop and then did another one with everything (VIDA) working.
Worth the effort, but software as supplied and displayed instructions poor. Hardware excellent.