In DIS, enter Administration > Calibrating Touch Shield, change the processes to off and make sure it passes the API test.

Load DIS, open/run Diag Head and open IFHsrv32.exe.

Set up the new virtual machine with ethernet set to the network bridge.

Edit VM Ware network bridge in network editor.

Edit ediabas.ini, change remote-host and port.

Change environment path in Windows to c:/ediabas/bin.

Install / update INPA / EDIABAS, using ADS interface, not OBD.

Install drivers for your USB-OBD cable and USB-serial adapter, making sure it is set as port COM1.

Disable Windows Firewall and Anti Virus.

Installation procedure that worked for me: If you find yourself unable to complete the installation or connect the hardware as shown below after a few tries, switch to another laptop or do a fresh install of Windows. The Windows install on some laptops simply will not work with the virtual networking needed to set DIS up and/or routing of the COM ports, yet another laptop running the same Windows version will work fine. Read the troubleshooting section at the bottom, particularly the first part.

The complete procedure to install DIS is quite complicated and has so many variations that will end up with it not working or need the whole thing installing again to change, so follow through them as per the guide below and you should get it going, as many others have. This is a guide on how to install DIS using the instructions that come in the. Due to the high volume of traffic and unreliability of the DropBox links, I have finally added the files to MediaFire and Google Drive.

OK, thank you everyone who left a comment, I am glad so many people have found this guide helpful.

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