VAG-COM on Windows 7

[Sonic]

OK, setup with xp mode in virtual PC.

Vag-Com is opening fine now, i'm going into options, setting the COM port to USB and hitting test, then getting:

port status: ok
interface: not found

Do i need to plug it into the car to get past this stage and save the settings?

[Nuvo]

Good to hear you have got it running under VPC.

Looks like you have the symbols files loaded okay. I'll take a look at the exception analysis later when I have the time.

Realistically I would need replicate the fault and back trace a little to find the code generating the unhandled exception. My guess would be that VAG-COM is trying to address an entry in the kernel import address table that simply isn't there - no mans land.

I could probably fix this version of VAG-COM to run W7, but I don't really have the time to do it. Maybe one day.

The "interface status not found" error is a common one, from memory this is down to the virtual COM port not being configured properly in either VAG-COM and or the Device Manager. There is loads of info on how to troubleshoot this on the web.

I take it you are using 409.1 S (the S is important) and you have the correct FTDI device drivers installed and configured?

[Sonic]

Have tried 409 and 409 s in xp and vista, both with the same result.

Just to check this is what ive got in windows 7 when the usb is connected:





It installed using a driver that it automatically found under windows 7, if i try and update it to the one provided it says the one installed it newer and wont let me touch it.

When i open xp and go usb -> attach "USB <-> Serial" it disappears from 7 and i get this in xp:





Open vagcom, select com port and click test:

[Sonic]

Connected to the ****er using the settings above.

The interface not found thing doesnt seem to mean it wont actually connect to the car when you try it

Cheers Nuvo, you're a hero. I owe you a beer

edit: yes i did just get you confused with Newsh

[Nuvo]

No problem me old sausage.

[S2central.net]

Windows 7 - I laugh in your direction

[Sonic]

Cheers mate

It looks like people have it working on the 32bit version, just the x64 it doesn't like.

Now that ive got it working, what can i do with it...

I've found how to bring faults back anyway so thats good

[Nuvo]

It looks like people have it working on the 32bit version, just the x64 it doesn't like.

Yes thats right, the WoW64 layer is used to enable 32-bit applications to run on a 64-bit versions of Windows. VAG-COM is a 32-bit exe.