Dano523

Click on my name to the left and send me a PM with your real name and phone number, and I should be able to walk you through getting the Nano to work.

Hence the problem I seeing trying to crack the Bosch GM software, is that it looking for a real a Tech II, with active account in TDS, and that's the glitch.

So with cracked Tech2win, it cracks the Serial number bit, it cracks the active account bit, and also cracks the software to use the XV MDI driver, not the Bosch driver.
As for GDS2, same with the driver bit and others, but what happens is it works in standby mode, so it does not connect to GM to double check to see of the subscription is active or not.

Leigh Williams

Thanks heaps for the offer. I think I might have sorted it. Needed 1.8.XX (I think) version of VX Manager. Now I get the usb driver to choose from, which I havent had before. I will give it a try in the morning.as its late here. I am in New Zealand so probably tricky to call - could do whatsapp maybe. Fingers crossed its working anyway. Will report back..

Leigh Williams

All good - got it working. Needed the new version of vx manager. These are the versions that worked for me...

Tech2Win 16.02.24 (also using MDI.msi from this package)
VX Manager 1.8.1.0922

My car is 99, so I only needed Tech2 working. Have not tried anything else.

Dave_in_VA

Dano/All,

I bought the recommended wired Tech2 off of Amazon.

Step 1 - Load the Device
Question, does that mean connect the VCXNANO device via the USB cable? I assume yes.

Step 2 - Execute MDI
When I go to the following folder I find MDI.exe
D:\Tech2Win



I also tried running the auto install routine and my anti-virus software deleted a trojan file.

FYI, I'm running a Win10 64bit laptop.

Anybody got any ideas how I can proceed?

Thanks,

Dave

Dave_in_VA

Swad, Not sure if you create a package of the necessary files, but if you did it would be very cool to get a copy. Dave

Dano523

Dave, send me an PM (click on my name) with your phone number and I can give you a call to talk you through it.

Dano523

Just a FYI, but the autoinstall.exe will install all the needed software for the nano.
Hence MDI from that install in not going to work, since the Nano uses a different set of drivers.

As for making MDI and it select menu work as Swad point out, only need for the MDI clone that looks like this,


But with that clone, whole different story trying to get cracked Tech2win to work with it, since the cracked tech2win is really looking for the Nano instead.

Dave_in_VA

All, many already know this, but Dano523 is one of the coolest and dedicated members on the C6 boards.

Dano's insight and guidance assisting me with both my Win10 Tech2 install and debugging my highly modded '05 and its buggy electrical issues was profoundly appreciated.

Dano, thank you. Dave

Chris_G

I would agree

Dutch08

Agree!

Humanrubikscube

Anyone still around??? My head is swollen from ******* it for days to get my vcx se to work. The usual culprit... Tech2Win is not picking up the my vxdiag device. Meaning I do not get the pop up to select MDI. Yes. Ive done everything mentioned under this post. Maybe if I can find or someone share the mdi.exe file. I only have an mdi.msi file. Thanks in advance.

4SUMERZ

Welcome to the forum. See if you can send a PM to Dano523. He is the resident expert on this, and most other C6 issues. Click on his usernsme, and send him a message.
Good Luck

Dano523

Ditto, send me a PM with a phone number to call you back, and most of the time, will have you squared away with a few mins since it really just a matter of loading the software in the correct order and method, and preventing windows defender from deleting false positives files during the install.

Worst case if the White DVD that came with the Nano is corupted, may have to download some software that I can link to make life simple as well.

kpowersjr

Hey guys, hate for my first post to be bringing up an old post, but I am having trouble with my Nano. Specifically in trying to get Tech2Win to operate properly. Now let me first of all say I am not very versed in the lingo of all this so I'm flying by the seat of my pants lol. I have updated vx manager, firmware, all licenses, and the passthru driver. However, every time I have tried to install the software using the autoinstall files, I get two specific error messages. One saying MDI file is already installed. The other says something about a tech2win file not being present/found. Once I open tech2win, I receive the message that my license is either expired or non existent and it wants me to do an update. I cleared this, then I get the dialog box to select which mdi I am using. After I select the correct one, I get another error box saying it cannot find the mdi I selected and that it may not be connected correctly and that vehicle connectivity is disabled. It does not ask me to select the usb option in a second dialog box like it should. It goes straight to the tech2 graphic screen but says across the bottom that my software needs updated, with a software version of 15.100. I received a usb stick with all of my software but after using that a couple times it is as though it has been erased. It only tells me I need to format the drive before I can us it now. Any help is appreciated!

Dano523, I tried to PM you but cannot since I am new. Thanks!

Dano523

Install VX manager, then go click on the VX manager license and firmware icons to install/update them so the Nano is showing up in VX manger and working.

Next, Install Tech2win using the auto.exe install with VX manager open and the VX nano attached to the machine, and watch for defenders to block something during the installs. If defenders blocks, the go into defender to allow the needed file to run, then go back and re run autoinstall again for tech2 win..


Now go into VX manger, click on the top diagnostic tab, automative tab left hand side, and install Passthru, GM gds2/tech2w, SM RDS one at time.
Note, if you update VX manager, after the update, liscence and firmware updates, go back and uninstall and reinstall these three again (don't just use the update button).
Note, will get that a few items have already been installed during the above steps, so just click and allow the installs to continue as needed.

Now at this point, do a restart of the entire laptop, and should have your problems solved.

As for tech2win, delete the quick start tech2win on the desktop since your never going to use it, and once you click the normal tech2win icon, select North America in the first screen, MDI1 in the second screen, then usb device in the third screen. If you do not get the third screen USB device with the nano connected, it because when you first went to install Tech2win on the machine, VX manger was not open with the Nano connectors, so the auto install could over write a few files needed in VX manager to make the software work. So start from the above steps with VX manager open and the VX connected to the machine, and nana showing up in VX manager.

As for once you are into Tech2win , pretty straight forward for the most part, and the Vet is a Y body type.
For 2005 vet, use that year for all modules, while if you need to get to the BCM setting for a 2006 to 2013 Vet, use the 2013 year alone (the rest of the modules you can just use the car actual year isntead).

kpowersjr

Thanks for the response, Dano. I actually uninstalled everything and went thru the install process listed elsewhere in this thread and it worked. I'm actually working on a 2004 CTS-V. I'm updating the keys and fobs to the vw- style flip keys. I'm sure I'll use it for some other things as well 😆. Thanks again for the info!

FullSendRacing

What operating system were you using to get this to work?

Grabbed a nano a few weeks ago, but the only machine I have handy is a windows 10 pro 64-bit machine. While installing this stuff from the provided USB drive I had Windows Defender going off left and right. It seems sketchy that they tell you to disable virus blockers to install so I kinda lost my appetite to keep toying with this... would love to hear how you've managed this or if there are 'clean' install files hosted somewhere.

kpowersjr

I was using the same system as you. I had to disable Defender. The reason it tells you to do that is because one of the files the VX Manager installs. I decided it was worth risking lol.
Besides that, I installed the files from the vxdiag site in the order someone posted on here. When I tried to download from the usb drive it came with, I kept getting an error of an mdi file not being found. But by downloading from their site in the order posted here, everything worked perfect. Just make sure vx manager is updated, as well as the firmware and licenses and its open and running before opening tech2win.

Dano523

Don't need to disable Defender, but once you get the defender pop up installing VX manager, click the defender'ss pop up to allow the need false positive file to load through defenders, then reinstall VX manager again once the file is allowed to run through Defender.

kpowersjr

that'll work, too! 😆