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Installation Instructions for VCDS® version 11.11.3

The installer for version 11.11.1 and newer has several new options users should be aware of:

The vast majority of users who are installing VCDS for the first time or who are updating

from a version older than 11.11.1 don’t need to change anything on this screen and can

simply click the “Next” button. However, to avoid countless phone calls and e-mails asking

what these options do, we present this guide.

If you’re updating from 11.11.1 or 11.11.2, you can uncheck all the options for a speedier

install.

Clean-Up old USB Drivers is recommended if you’re updating from 11.11.0 or earlier and is

selected by default. This will remove most previously installed versions of Ross-Tech’s USB

drivers from your system, including those which came with 11.11.0 and were a source of

unstable communications on some PCs.

Install Standard USB Drivers is recommended for most PCs and is selected by default. These

are the same drivers which came with Release 10.6.5 and are considered quite stable.

Install Special USB Drivers should be used only on very late model PCs with Fresco Logic USB

3.0 chipsets. The previous stable drivers which are considered “Standard” in this Release

11.11.1 are not compatible with PCs that have Fresco Logic USB 3.0 ports and may cause

“BSOD” crashes on those machines, hence such machines should use these “Special” drivers

instead.

Install 32-bit EXE on 64-bit Systems can only be selected if your PC is running a 64-bit

Windows. The vast majority of users with 64-bit Windows do not need this option and should

use the 64-bit EXE files which are installed by default on those systems. However or 64-bit EXE

doesn’t work at all on a small percentage of 64-bit systems, and this option give those users an

immediate work-around.

Create Start Menu Shortcuts is selected by default and will put the usual entries in your Start

Menu. However, if you don’t want to clutter up your Start Menu, you can de-select this.

Create a Desktop Shortcut is selected by default and will put the usual shortcut on your

desktop. However, if you don’t want to clutter up your Desktop, you can de-select this.

A note about Driver Versions: If you’re updating from Beta 11.8, 11.10, or Release 11.11.0, on

some PCs (most often those running Windows XP) you may at some point see a message from

Windows that the driver files you are installing are older than the files already present on the

machine. This is normal and expected, and you should confirm that this is indeed what you

want to do.

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