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How to install VXDIAG IDS V96 on VMware

by Fangyan Wu obdtool.co.uk

VXDIAG VCX NANO Ford & Mazda 2-in-1 IDS diagnostic and programming software has newly updated to V96. Here is the step-by-step software installation guide on VMware provided.

Software version: Ford IDS V96, Mazda IDS V96

Multi-Language: English/German/French/Italian/Spanish/Dutch/Slovenian/Finnish/Danish/Norwegian/Portuguese(European)/Portuguese(Brazil)

Main steps

1) Install VMware

2) Configure VMware

3) Install Calibration V81 software

4) Install Ford IDS V91.01

5) Install VCM2 IDS V96 software

6) Install IDS V96 drivers

7) Run IDS V96 software

1) Install VMware

Open DVD RW Drive (E:) Ford Mazda IDS

Copy and paste “en-windows-xp” operating system to D:﹨﹨

Install VMware-workstataion-full-10.0.3-1895310

Click Next

Accept license agreement

Click Next

Select “Typical” setup type, click Next

Click Next->Next->Next->Next-> Continue

VMware installation is in progress, please wait about 30 minutes

The next screen will ask to enter License Key

2) Configure VMware

Copy VMware license key on “VMware-workstation-KEY” notepad on DVD and paste it to the License key column

Click Enter

Click Finish

Create a new folder “VX DIAG Ford” on D:﹨﹨

Open VMware workstation 10 on desktop

Click File tab-> New Virtual Machine...

Click Next

Browse and install disc image file to D:﹨en-windows-xp.iso

Click Next

Open on “VMware-workstation-KEY” notepad on DVD and copy windows xp iso key to next windows

Click Next

Change the Virtual machine name to “VX Ford VCMII” and save it to D:﹨VX DIAG Ford

Change virtual machine hard disk maximum disk size to 120.0

Click Next

Click “Customize Hardware”

Change the memory of the virtual machine

How much memory should you allocate to the virtual machine depends on your computer actual memory. For example, my computer memory is 4G and I allocate 1GB to virtual machine. Ps: better to use computer with at least 4G memory.

Click Close

Click Finish

Installing VX Ford VCMII virtual machine, wait about 30 minutes

Now the data and time on the computer is as the same as that on VMware. Next is to show how I fix date and time in virtual machine

Click “Start” to turn off VX Ford VCMII virtual machine

Remove VX Ford VCMII VM from the library

Open D:/VXDIAG-Ford

Locate files that end with .vmx

Open the .vmx file in Notepad

Copy time.synchronize. files in VMware-workstation-KEY Notepad to VX Ford VCMII.vmx Notepad, and save the file

Open VMware workstation on desktop

Click File Tab-> Open->D:/VXDIAG-Ford/VX-DIAG-VCMII.vmx

Do not forget to set VX-DIAG-VCMII.vmx to open via VMware

Click Power-on this virtual machine

Check the date and time on VMware is different from computer

3) Install Ford IDS Calibration C81

Enlarge the VX-DIAG-VCMII.vmx VMware

Open My computer

Eject Ford Mazda IDS (D:)

Insert V81 DVD

Open Ford IDS V81 (D:)

Open VCMDVD

Select Calibrations

Click Next

Click “Install”

The Calibration C81insatllation will take about 50 minutes

Click Finish if well installed

4) Install VCM2 IDS V91

Open My computer

Eject Ford IDS V81 (D:)

Insert IDS V96 DVD

Install Ford IDS V91.01.full first

Open ids-91.01-full setup

Select language

Click Yes

Click Next

Accept license agreement

Click Next

Click Install

Please wait until the software complete installation. Usually it will take about 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Click Reboot when installation completed

Open IDS software on desktop

Select Dealer Type: Non-Dealer and Country

If the system prompts IDS software-Computer Date Synchronization windows, click Continue

Then the system will display IDS Software-Evaluation License (a non-renewable Evaluation License has been installed on your computer which will expire in 3 days) windows, click Continue

If the windows did not show, the installation is failed and quit the operation.