So I thought I would let others know my experiences of installing this on
Win 10 64 Bit It CAN be done.
I Bought this cable (Nov 2017)
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/For-TOYOTA- ... 2749.l2649The CD Supplied had software and drivers included - but the instructions were vague and not for 64 bit. There is a link in the ebay listing to download updated software and instructions which I found vague still. There are plenty of links on the net for software and drivers. Be careful using updated drivers on older firmware cables that the new driver can brick the cable (apparently....) There are two clone cables out there - 1.4.1 Firmware version and a 2.0.4 version which has some improved capabilities - if you are buying a cable perhaps look into the better version (the one I bought was the old one at 1.4.1).
I checked the install packages using virustotal and it flagged the drivers but when I checked the unpacked packages I didn't get anything..... So I went ahead anyway....
BUT....
The driver package supplied (Version 1.4.8) won't install on 64 bit - but from reading lots of install instructions (google) I found that the driver package can be unpacked manually. There is a registry "hack" (edit) that registers the drivers for Techstream. As always editing your registry is dangerous - so just in case create a system restore point (search windows for this) and create a backup of your registry (just in case).
These were some of the instructions that I used:
http://blog.obdii365.com/2014/03/10/how ... 78-64-bit/A couple of things:
The FirwareUpdateTool that they refer to using to check the cable - it doesn't work on Win 10 64 bit (and possibly on Win 8 as well). I did eventually read this somewhere else ONCE. So ignore that part of the instructions.
BUT - My cable is working as once it is all installed - just plug in to your OBD Port, fire up techstream and perform some of the basic tests listed on page 1 of this post.
It is important that when you connect you get the right vehicle in the drop down lists. The first list has SUV, Pickup, and something else. I used SUV. The second drop down list has a series of numbers - these are the dates of production of the vehicle in YearMonth - mine is July 2010 so 0907 - 1507 covers it. If you select the wronf range (as I did at first cos I didn't realise what the ranges were) then the information displayed is wrong and you won't get much in the data list....
Just a note that apparently Techstream wants to check for updates and stuff - so always switch off wifi / internet connections when using this or better yet install it on a dedicated laptop. There is also a counter that records how many times it starts without an internet connection (and won't allow it after 30 times apparently) but is easily reset in one of the .ini files - google it.
Anyway I am far from an expert in this sort of stuff but with a bit of perseverance and Google I managed to work it out.
Cheers
Chris