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LBridges. I appreciate your advise. Luckily, after hours of playing around with it, I've finally found out why Techstream wasn't fully functioning for me. It was by accident and is something I never thought would be an issue. The reason is because of the sequence of my installation of Techstream in relation to the MVCI Driver & Cable. Here are the steps I took to initially install Techstream onto my Dell D430 laptop running W7-Pro:
***What didn't work***
1. Installed the Techstream (installed version 12.20.024).
2. Installed the X-Horse MVCI driver software (which also contains the driver update tool)
3. Changed the Main.exe hack file.
4. Turned on TS for the 1st time, entered Location, User information, etc.
5. Then I entered the registration key and it successfully activated.
6. While still inside, I went ahead and plugged in the MVCI cable, then opened the X-horse update tool to check the cable to verify it was fw v.1.4.1.
7. I went out my car and plugged the cable into the OBD port and then laptop USB.
8. Opened TS and I noticed it's no longer activated, which I thought was weird but didn't think much of it.
9. I then entered the registration key again and TS is reactivated. No problem I thought.
10. Continued on TS and connected to USB, when it reached the SYSTEM SELECTION menu, the only buttons I have on the left column are TIS FUNCTION and READ DATA FUNCTION. Nothing else, which is useless for me since I needed to check my TPMS sensor parameters and do some customization. I uninstalled and reinstalled everything again multiple times with the same results.
***What ended up working***
1. Installed Techstream
2. Installed X-Horse MVCI driver software.
3. Swapped the Main.exe hack file.
4. Turned on TS and entered Location, User, etc...but did not activated it.
5. I went to my car, opened TS, then plugged in ODB and USB. Windows automatically prompted for the cable driver to install.
6. Clicked on "connect to vehicle", TS popped up and asked for the key. I then entered the key and it activated.
7. Pressed continue and the USB connected to ECU. It recognized my car model, year, vin number, etc.
8. When TS entered the SYSTEM SELECTION menu, everything was there (ie. Health Check, Customization, etc.). See the results of my screenshot below.
Apparently, after I changed the Main.exe and completely activated Techstream, I thought it was ready to go. However, when I later installed the MVCI driver software, then immediately plugged in the MVCI cable for windows to install the driver, the cable/driver installation process somehow screwed up my "hacked Techstream", which also caused the 5000 day activation to disappear (step #8 above); as a result, I ended up with a crippled version of TS. Re-entering the activation key after this point didn't help either since the software is tainted. What I've learned is to NOT plug in the cable immediately after installation, but wait until you go out to the car, then plug in the OBD cable. When you press connect, it'll pop up and ask for the key, this is when you enter the key to activate, and then continue on to connect to ECU. Whew!
I hope I'm able to help people in the same boat as I was.
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Success!
After several hours of pretending like I knew what I was doing, I was able to get TS working on the HP Stream 7 tablet that I purchased. It’s running Windows 8.1 as far as I can tell.
As I mentioned before it only had a micro USB port which I didn’t realize until after I had opened the box to look at it. However, I did luck out in the fact that it’s running on a 32-bit system.
Looking at a few different Toyota forums (Tundra, 4Runner, FT86, RAV4), I had tried several different versions of TS, but was having a hard time getting them downloaded on to the tablet correctly. Eventually, after nearly 5.5 hours, I found what I remembered to be the site that I used a few years ago when I set it up on my MacBook. Downloaded the file and everything seemed good. With this site I didn’t have to mess with any drivers or updates, everything I needed is contained. I just followed the directions. Here’s the site:
OneDrive
The next issue to tackle was only having a micro USB slot. As @LBridges pointed out, I needed a micro USB to USB adapter. Off I went to the local electronics store. As ordering from Amazon for me is at least a 7-10 day ordeal with shipping. I couldn’t wait that long... Of course, no adapter with a female end was to be found. So I tried to get smart and bought an adapter with a male end and then bought a 4-port USB hub. My thought process was that I could Jerry-rig these two together and then plug the OBD cable into the hub. No clue if it would actually work. The only thing I new was that my OBD cable was a known good from my previous setup.
My initial attempts ended in frustration as TS was not recognizing the cable nor was the MVCI updater showing any cable plugged in. After stepping back and thinking about what I had done and reviewing my connection I realized I missed something. I hadn’t applied power to the USB hub. Thinking I had solved all my problems, I went back to the Cruiser and added power to the Hub from a USB/cigarette charger. Noticed I now had the red light at the OBD port and I was pumped! Still, no joy. I gave up at this point for the day, which really had been a 2 day process by now.
Saturday we had some family business to attend to at IKEA and Decathalon. As we pulled up I noticed an electronics store across the way. I told my wife if I get a chance, I NEED to run in and look for this adapter. Keep in mind I have 3 kids 5 years and under. Well, the opportunity presented itself, I left the wife shopping for holiday decorations and I sprinted over to the electronics store and bought the only adapter that I thought would work.
Got home, plugged everything in and immediately got the familiar “ding” of Windows recognizing that a device is plugged in. I then realize that I hadn’t got that before with the Jerry-rigged setup. Check the connection and it shows connected. I then immediately run out to the Cruiser and hook it up. It worked and I was able to read my AHC pressures!!
I hope this helps anyone who is as IT illiterate as me and gives you the confidence to get Techstream setup. Thanks to all the knowledgeable people on this and other forums who take time to help people like me!!!
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