Read Me! Startup information, how to's & other Tuning Information!

[Bill@HPTuners]

Updated 2016-10-22:

Getting started / how to threads for using VCM Scanner V3 and newer

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Your Guide to a good tuning experience

32 and 64 bit Windows XP, Vista, 7 8 10 MPVI USB driver installation

New Users: Help files and Demos

*Quick Start Guide* NEW!

Acronym List

Why we don't display EQ ratio values as AFR

Saving your file for the FIRST TIME - a list of do's

General safety tip when writing your pcm

Gear/Tire calculator

EQ Ratio Discussion

[Chevy-Art]

Thanks for this info!

[Google]

Our old relyable drivers show up as version 3.xx.xx if you look at their properties.The new drivers which have some glitches from what I've seen have version basically just the opposite of what you would think when going to a newer driver.I downloaded and modified the newer Vista drivers from FTDI a while back. They have been working flawlessly since then.I'm finally going to get another laptop after mine had severe power issues. I havent been on here for months. My problem is My new comp with be Vista x64 and have core 2 duo. Is that going to be a problem it seemed that file is for amd's 64 bit.

I have used the drivers in the above post on window xp, windows vista, and window 7. All of which were installed on a 4 core processor with no problems.

[streetperf]

where do you find how to connect to a vehicle and have it work. The drivers for windows 7 are installed. Do I need to use the disc any more? Does the interface automatically show data when it's plugged in to the aldl port.

Confused
Mike

[Bill@HPTuners]

where do you find how to connect to a vehicle and have it work. The drivers for windows 7 are installed. Do I need to use the disc any more? Does the interface automatically show data when it's plugged in to the aldl port.

Confused
Mike

www.hptuners.com/help is a MUST read for all new users, it walks you through everything from connecting to a vehicle to reading your pcm to flashing the pcm to using the functions in the scanner.

[lcls1]

hi,does any one do or no of any training courses
thanks paul

[Tirefire]

Can someone help, noob here I was in the process of installing my program and I must have opended my files wirh windows media and now I cant seem reset them back to what they were. This is with the provided DVD I must have changed it on the DVD because now it shows all my files with windows media. What should the files be opened with?

[SCAHP]

Can this be run from a MAC? Not all tech / tune ppl are PC ppl... I can boot into Windows... just curious

[bherrick]

SCAHP,
You can indeed run HP Tuners on a Mac.
What I'm doing you can see in my signature.

[ca434sbc4]

Here is a question that I have not found and answer to - yes I am a new user to HPT, not to engine tuning.

Under what circumstances do you need to do a full write? If you enable fan control does this require a full write? If you disable VATS does this require a full write?

[Bill@HPTuners]

if you are changing operating systems, full write. All else, write cal only.

[jason72076]

if your doing a full write on an 07 5.3 where do you look for the switch

[Stroked281]

I just bought a Mac book air, can I put a partition in the hard drive and add windows and still run my software?

[fastertrans28]

when is the help section going to be updated to the new platform?
I have tried to access multiple items that either don't work or are out of date.

[schpenxel]

I just bought a Mac book air, can I put a partition in the hard drive and add windows and still run my software?

Late reply... but in case anyone is wondering, YES. You can run it via Bootcamp, or alongside OS X with VMWare or Parallels. I run mine on VMWare every day. No issues.

[TommyBishop]

Thanks for your valuable info

[lpfeifer1980]

Very valuable info. Thanks for all the help for us noobs.

[gpjohnny07]

anyone ever get this error?

vcm error.PNG

[1BadSlug]

Error 404
OOps, Page can not be found....

Is this temporarily down?

[Bill@HPTuners]

working fine for me.