FORD IDS WORKING ON WINDOWS 7

[digi-dash]

anyone who read my thread about failing to connect to transits will know i have had probs with ids
http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums...roblem-167149/

i decided to try it on windows 7 ultimate and it installed fine..run fine..and cable drivers installed fine so i went out to try on a mondeo i have and all functions seem to work ok. i will be trying it on a transit tomorrow to see if it overcomes my probs. if not it would still be fair to assume if you have windows 7 ultimate you can run ids on it and the problems i am having are mine alone. anyone trying it please post result for others. also i have not tried win 7 NON ULTIMATE so maybe it is only ultimate that will work. i also DIDN'T need to choose xp in compatability mode, regards steve

[donsmith249]

Looking fwd to the info. I will try to find a transit to connect to this week.

[digi-dash]

transit same prob so maybe my vcm is at fault. spoke to seller and will be checking settings before exchange. glad i bought from uk seller. still shows win 7 should be ok for who uses it, regards steve

[zetasprite1]

hi i am a win7 user on a new laptop i find connecting striaght forward and uptil now hazzle free,except on peugeot, and vauxhall.
audi, bmw, merc beautiful, but never tried a tranist, where as using xp was daunting, maybe because the laptop was too old, interesting point you make looking forward to your comments.. i will try and find out if someone has a tranny an give it a try....thanks

[digi-dash]

thanks the thread was just to refer to ford ids dealer software. just an update on a 2000 2.0 i was able to connect manually choosing 2.4...and on a 55 plate new shape (square headlight) it connected automatically and worked well. so my problem seems to be on 2001-2004. can anyone suggest a reason or are these years different protocol or pins on dlc??? thanks steve

[netarchie]

Thanks , this was really helpful.

[mylos1]

yes i think

[digi-dash]

ok, the error i get is testman error 12 56 214383. this error comes up when trying automatic connection.
does anyone know what this error code means and how to resolve it? thanks steve

[nutloose]

It may be a coincidence but I have noticed that e-TIS requires a PCM calibration update on the early Transit vans in order to carry out speed limiter setting etc or maybe your transit is acting up