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#MINI VCI J2534 WILL CONNECT TO PC SERIAL NUMBER#
#MINI VCI J2534 WILL CONNECT TO PC INSTALL#
#MINI VCI J2534 WILL CONNECT TO PC SERIAL#
#MINI VCI J2534 WILL CONNECT TO PC DRIVERS#
#MINI VCI J2534 WILL CONNECT TO PC DRIVER#

"FunctionLibrary"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\XHorse Electronics\\MVCI Driver for TOYOTA TIS\\MVCI32.dll" "ConfigApplication"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\XHorse Electronics\\MVCI Driver for TOYOTA TIS\\FirmwareUpdateTool.exe"

Registry Hack: for Techstream to recognize MINI-VCI under Windows 圆4, the Registry has to be modified as:.To activate it, copy the IT3System.ini you extracted before to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Toyota Diagnostics\Techstream\Env\".Īlternatively, you may copy two files from the C:\Program Files (x86)\XHorse Electronics\MVCI Driver for TOYOTA TIS\ProgramFilesFolder\Toyota Diagnostics\Techstream\Env" to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Toyota Diagnostics\Techstream\Env\", which seem to do the trick as well.

#MINI VCI J2534 WILL CONNECT TO PC INSTALL#

Now install Techstream software using "Techstream 8.00.034.exe" and then update to 8.10 with "Techstream_Update_V8.10.021.exe".

So, the Firmware Update Tool should not be used for anything, but checking that the device is connected and working properly. IMPORTANT: Some people have reported that updating firmware on this “cheap clone” cable may render it dead. If you see this, it means your MINI VCI is up and running under Windows 圆4 and can be used by other programs, such as Techstream. You should see the “device connected” screen like this:

Run the FirmwareUpdateTool.exe from the "C:\Program Files (x86)\XHorse Electronics\MVCI Driver for TOYOTA TIS".

#MINI VCI J2534 WILL CONNECT TO PC SERIAL#

You should now see two new devices: “Universal Serial Bus Controllers\USB Serial Converter” and “Ports (COM & LPT)\USB Serial Port (COM5)”.

#MINI VCI J2534 WILL CONNECT TO PC DRIVERS#

Click “Next” and wait until drivers are installed. Now, right click each failing device, select Install Driver, then “Browse my Computer…” and point it for "C:\Program Files (x86)\XHorse Electronics\MVCI Driver for TOYOTA TIS" (enable the “include subfolders” flag). Both will appear with yellow icon (usually under “Other”), indicating that Windows failed to install drivers for them. Open the Device Manager and locate two failing devices in the list.Plug the MINI VCI cable to the USB port.Delete the “MVCI Driver for TOYOTA.msi” there and then copy the wholeĬontent of c:\temp\mvci to "C:\Program Files (x86)\XHorse Electronics\MVCI Driver for TOYOTA TIS".This will extract the content of the MSI file to the c:\temp\mvci folder: Msiexec /a "C:\temp\MVCI Driver for TOYOTA.msi" /qb TARGETDIR=c:\temp\mvci Navigate to the c:\temp folder and run the following command line: Open Command Prompt in Administrator Mode.The workaround is to install it manually, as follows: This is the step which most people stumble upon as “MVCI Driver for TOYOTA.msi” installer indeed does not work on Windows 圆4. Extract that IT3System.ini to the same folder for now. Once executed, it simply unpacks and copies the IT3System.ini file to the Techstream folder. The TISKey.exe is actually a self-extracting (SFX) RAR archive file. Now open WinRAR again, navigate to the temp folder with unpacked files and double click the TISKey.exe in WinRAR.Using WinRAR Unpack the following files from mini-CD to a temp folder anywhere on your hard drive (e.g.Download and install a trial version of WinRAR.The Techstream, MVCI drivers and TIS Key all can be found on the Internet as well. Mine is actually Windows 8 圆4, but for Windows 7 the configuration procedure should be identical. A laptop running 64-bit version of Windows 7/8.

#MINI VCI J2534 WILL CONNECT TO PC SERIAL NUMBER#

The “newest” refers to the version of bundled Techstream, rather than the cable firmware, as cable shows serial number “MVCI006000001” and firmware version 1.4.1, which is widely known as “cheap clone of the original XHorse MVCI cable”. Mine was advertised as “Newest V8.00.034 MINI VCI for TOYOTA TIS Techstream Diagnostic Cable & Software”. The cable comes with a mini CD with drivers and Toyota Techstream software. The cable is about 4’ long, with translucent casing and “MINI-VCI J2534 Standard OBDII Communication Interface” sticker: I‘ve bought mine from Amazon for around $30.

MINI VCI cable for TOYOTA TIS Techstream.

So, I decided to share the instructions, which hopefully will save someone a headache of dealing with dual boot and virtual machines with Windows XP. As it turned out, with little manual tweaking it is possible, contrary to the popular belief, to get it working under Windows 64-bit. Recently I‘ve got myself the MINI VCI cable to play with.