Installation complete!!! Thanks to pauls0701 & PaulMillard for their offer of help and assistance.

The problem was seemed to be the software used to unpack the .7z archives - winRAR doesn't work, ultraISO does.

 

Ah i see! I also install 7zip whenever I do a fresh install. (In fact I have slipstreamed it with my XP disk so its installed as standard).

7zip is free to download and install, and will handle those files fine. Its good to keep on a USB stick.

 

Ok chaps, here's what I'm faced with. After activating, I get the error message below (see photos).

- Installation on Windows XP Pro SP3 (on a virtual drive), Windows 7 and Windows 10 ALL have the same error (See photos).

- I've installed 2 different copies of the Diagbox software, and both copies have come up with the same error on all 3 OS, using 2 separate computers.

Is it possible that I have been immensely unfortunate and acquired 2 dud versions of Diagbox? One was a CD provided with the device, the other was a download from a link found on this forum.

As I see things, I've covered every base to try and eliminate the error (different OS, different computers, different copies of the software), so I must be doing something wrong?

Any thoughts?

 

Just Private Messaged you :thumb:

 

Still having problems with installing, is there anywhere I can grab a new version of Diagbox and PP?

 

Cheers, I've found a good version of XP - just spent ages trawling through a list of product keys to find one that'll work!

As for the OS - it's definitely 86bit. The virtual drive i'll install will be 32 bit, so this should hopefully be compatible.

 

Your likely running 32-bit windows 10 if it is working, if you could check though, that would be good!

As for XP, not sure if its still the case, but I used this:

Download Windows XP For Free and Legally, Straight From Microsoft

 

Using Win 10 here with Diagbox 7, not sure if its 32 bit or not.

 

The package installs ok from CD, but after the validation procedure, Lexia fails to begin to install and asks me to revalidate. Not sure if it's Lexia itself or the OS.

I'll try to go back to basics and get a virtual drive running XP and see if that works

 

Yeah, it's 64 bit, I've got VMware Workstation installed, now I'm trying to find a version of XP which doesn't require a product key

 

Is you windows 10 install 64-bit? IF so, then you are unlikely to get Diagbox working on it.

If you right click on the 'start' button and select system. It will tell you whether you are running 64-bit or not.

If you are (most probably), then you will likely need to look at a virtual machine to run Diagbox on.