rush2112 Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 saw an offer from gendan for vag com £199 have tried to use 409 with vista didnt work i have a passat 130 2 v sport s and wish to check a few things out thank Paul any on in Liverpool with Vag Com ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_90 Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 The new versions of VAG-COM (VCDS) work just fine with Vista, but the old versions that are usually ebay sourced are really old and generally pre-Vista and therefore don't work. A new version definitely will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Some addtional information about the old versions compared to the current ones... Shareware: - Cannot do Auto-Scan - Won't display Text for all Fault Codes - No Basic Settings (so no TBA, Xenon levelling, etc or checking timing on TDI's) - No Adaptation Saving (so no changing of locking/lights/horn behavior) - No Output Tests - No Tech Support from Ross-Tech Limitations of 311 and 409 even if Fully Registered: - No Generic OBD-II - Won't work with CAN-Bus vehicles - Fewer fault code definitions and label files - No built-in Activation (you'll be limited to a single PC) - No Advanced Measuring Blocks - No Acceleration Measurement - No Automated Service Reset - No Session Log Capabilities - No Support for Guided Readiness Scripts - No Optical Bus Diagnosis - No Battery/Gateway Coding/Long Coding Assistant - No (Automatic) Updates - No ECU Mileage Reading (EDC15/16) - No Support for Windows Vista and Windows 7 ...and some more minor things as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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