General: - How to - perform a "direct install" of vida software - Page 3

Bashy · Nov 6th, 2020, 02:13

Cheers for the tut, installed it on my touchscreen Vaio laptop, i needed the setup file folder location, other than that its pretty much the same as installing any other downloaded (zipped) software.

However, for me "12. Restart your machine and note the Vida Icon in the Taskbar. It will have a little flag that changes from red to yellow, to green. If you hover your cursor over it, it will change from stopped to starting to running." didn't work, ie, i do not see the icon in the taskbar or the extended area either, no worries mind

Dannydude · Nov 18th, 2020, 02:39

I'm running Win 7 Pro 64bit on a i5 Acer laptop with 8GB of RAM and a 500GB HD. I loaded VIDA as per instructions and carried out a restart, however the Explorer Screen remains blank. No Vida content. What is missing or needs to be done? I did load and the VIDA patch for Win 7 (x64). I am pleased that I got this far with the help from this forum.

Christerart · Nov 18th, 2020, 10:03

I am one of the probably hundreds of happy and satisfied buyers of a VIDA setup from Simon (cheshireD5).

(A bit of a juxtaposition here, as anyone running Macs probably isn't happy running a Windows computer.)

For me, running Macs since '84 was going back to stone age and necessitated several "help me's" to Simon - all answered within minutes.

I can't stress enough how helpful Simon has been - certainly worth the little extra I probably paid compared to buying an old laptop off the web and having the hassle trying to get it to work. On the other hand - Simon's support is certainly worth that and more.

Listen to Simon - he's been doing this for a long time and his stellar reputation and my own experience says you will benefit by listening to him.

Of course in the end it's up to each and everyone which route to go - ready to go from Simon or go get the bits you need and do it from scratch with all the possible tribulations it might mean. Of course, some think that's the fun part of having a computer and to them I say; Have a go, but listen to Simon..

barrybritcher · Dec 25th, 2020, 20:44

volvodiag has been dead to me for weeks now. Is there anyway I can actually get logged in?!

barrybritcher · Dec 25th, 2020, 20:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dannydude

I'm running Win 7 Pro 64bit on a i5 Acer laptop with 8GB of RAM and a 500GB HD. I loaded VIDA as per instructions and carried out a restart, however the Explorer Screen remains blank. No Vida content. What is missing or needs to be done? I did load and the VIDA patch for Win 7 (x64). I am pleased that I got this far with the help from this forum.

jave needs to be installed and not the latest .net, that seems to mess it up, roll back the install of .net

mileage may vary

LTEcactus · Dec 25th, 2020, 22:03

I have a VCX nano, I'm trying to use it with my car (03 S40)
It recognises the car, but I can't see any diagnostics. Can anyone help?

barrybritcher · Dec 25th, 2020, 22:18

Usually you just fill in the tabs where it asks about vehicle type before the diagnostic screen becomes ungreyed

LTEcactus · Dec 26th, 2020, 11:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by barrybritcher

Usually you just fill in the tabs where it asks about vehicle type before the diagnostic screen becomes ungreyed

I can get to the diagnostics screen, but nothing happens.

barrybritcher · Dec 26th, 2020, 12:16

Screenshot?

LTEcactus · Dec 26th, 2020, 15:47

It recognises that I've got an S40, I enter the VIN and all the options, go to the diagnostics and then I can't see anything.

Nov 6th, 2020, 02:13	#21
Bashy Aged Member Last Online: Feb 20th, 2024 09:47 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Weeting	Cheers for the tut, installed it on my touchscreen Vaio laptop, i needed the setup file folder location, other than that its pretty much the same as installing any other downloaded (zipped) software. However, for me "12. Restart your machine and note the Vida Icon in the Taskbar. It will have a little flag that changes from red to yellow, to green. If you hover your cursor over it, it will change from stopped to starting to running." didn't work, ie, i do not see the icon in the taskbar or the extended area either, no worries mind __________________ Regards, Bashy MY07 (56 plate) V70 Geartronic 2.4 D5 185bhp 173k, 17", full leather, an auto-dimming mirror and auto wipers are the best it can do - I have added (poorly) limo black, rear camera and parking sensors

Nov 18th, 2020, 02:39	#22
Dannydude New Member Last Online: Nov 2nd, 2022 13:21 Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: London	Blank explorer screen after loading and restart I'm running Win 7 Pro 64bit on a i5 Acer laptop with 8GB of RAM and a 500GB HD. I loaded VIDA as per instructions and carried out a restart, however the Explorer Screen remains blank. No Vida content. What is missing or needs to be done? I did load and the VIDA patch for Win 7 (x64). I am pleased that I got this far with the help from this forum.

Nov 18th, 2020, 10:03	#23
Christerart VOC Member Last Online: Aug 27th, 2022 09:57 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Cambridge	I am one of the probably hundreds of happy and satisfied buyers of a VIDA setup from Simon (cheshireD5). (A bit of a juxtaposition here, as anyone running Macs probably isn't happy running a Windows computer.) For me, running Macs since '84 was going back to stone age and necessitated several "help me's" to Simon - all answered within minutes. I can't stress enough how helpful Simon has been - certainly worth the little extra I probably paid compared to buying an old laptop off the web and having the hassle trying to get it to work. On the other hand - Simon's support is certainly worth that and more. Listen to Simon - he's been doing this for a long time and his stellar reputation and my own experience says you will benefit by listening to him. Of course in the end it's up to each and everyone which route to go - ready to go from Simon or go get the bits you need and do it from scratch with all the possible tribulations it might mean. Of course, some think that's the fun part of having a computer and to them I say; Have a go, but listen to Simon.. __________________ 2008 XC70 D5 Lux Geartronic Polestar, 161K 2005 XC70 D5 SE Geartronic, 203K

Dec 25th, 2020, 20:44	#24
barrybritcher Flaccid Member Last Online: Apr 15th, 2024 16:09 Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Norwich	volvodiag has been dead to me for weeks now. Is there anyway I can actually get logged in?! __________________ 2001 Volvo S60 T5 SE 2.3 Geartronic (Scrapped) 2007 Volvo S60 T5 SE 2.4 Geartronic (Sold) 2008 Volvo V70 D5 SE Sport Geartronic (Current)

Dec 25th, 2020, 22:03	#26
LTEcactus Junior Member Last Online: Jan 19th, 2024 15:15 Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Leicester View Photos By: LTEcactus	I have a VCX nano, I'm trying to use it with my car (03 S40) It recognises the car, but I can't see any diagnostics. Can anyone help? __________________ S40 Sport Lux 1.8 Manual 2003

Dec 25th, 2020, 22:18	#27
barrybritcher Flaccid Member Last Online: Apr 15th, 2024 16:09 Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Norwich	Usually you just fill in the tabs where it asks about vehicle type before the diagnostic screen becomes ungreyed __________________ 2001 Volvo S60 T5 SE 2.3 Geartronic (Scrapped) 2007 Volvo S60 T5 SE 2.4 Geartronic (Sold) 2008 Volvo V70 D5 SE Sport Geartronic (Current)

Dec 26th, 2020, 12:16	#29
barrybritcher Flaccid Member Last Online: Apr 15th, 2024 16:09 Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Norwich	Screenshot? __________________ 2001 Volvo S60 T5 SE 2.3 Geartronic (Scrapped) 2007 Volvo S60 T5 SE 2.4 Geartronic (Sold) 2008 Volvo V70 D5 SE Sport Geartronic (Current)

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