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ISTA 4.59.30
Full version of BMW ISTA-PLUS with programming
Deutsch English Russian
Works with D-CAN ENET ICOM A1 A2 NEXT
Uninstall the previous version of ISTA before installation!
Ideally, install on a clean system.
BEFORE INSTALLING, MANDATORY:
Run the uninstaller for the previous version, if available.
Delete all possible ISTA folders:
"C:\Program Files\BMW"
"C:\ProgramData\BMW"
"C:\EC-APPS\ISTA"
"C:\ISTA"
"C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\ISTA"
Delete the following branches Registry key:
"\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\BMW"
"\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\BMWGroup"
"\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BMW"
"\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BMWGroup"
INSTALLATION:
‣1. Disable Windows Defender and other antivirus programs during installation.
‣2. Install 7ZIP (if not already installed).
‣4. Install all add-ons from the Windows folder.
‣5. Run the "BMW ISTA+ Standalone.exe" file.
(Installation may take up to 3 hours, but it's easier to leave it overnight
).
‣6. Add the "C:\Program Files\BMW" folder to Windows Defender exceptions.
(At this point, ISTA is ready for use in In diagnostic mode, you don't need to download and paste "PSDZ Lite."
‣7. Full version with programming: activate the "full-with-programming" registry file, download and unzip "PSdZData 4.59.21 full" to "C:\Program Files\BMW\ISPI\TRIC\ISTA\PSdZ\data_swi"
OR create a symbolic link if you need the full "PSDZ" database to be located elsewhere. To do this, open "CMD" as administrator and enter the command (example):
mklink /D "C:\Program Files\BMW\ISPI\TRIC\ISTA\PSdZ\data_swi" "C:\EC-APPS\PSDZ\data" —
where the first quotation marks indicate the desired path to "PSDZ" in "ISTA," and the second quotation marks indicate the actual path to "PSDZ."
‣8. Russification: Unzip the "RU SQLiteDBs" archive to "C:\Program Files\BMW\ISPI\TRIC\ISTA\SQLiteDBs" and change the language in the settings.
For "DCAN" users:
Before launching "ISTA," launch "ICOM-ENET or DCAN Switch" and change the settings to "DCAN."
After connecting the DCAN adapter, change the settings in the Device Manager properties to "Port number COM3, timeout 1 ms."
Full version of BMW ISTA-PLUS with programming
Deutsch English Russian
Works with D-CAN ENET ICOM A1 A2 NEXT
Uninstall the previous version of ISTA before installation! Ideally, install on a clean system.BEFORE INSTALLING, MANDATORY:
Run the uninstaller for the previous version, if available.
Delete all possible ISTA folders:
"C:\Program Files\BMW"
"C:\ProgramData\BMW"
"C:\EC-APPS\ISTA"
"C:\ISTA"
"C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\ISTA"
Delete the following branches Registry key:
"\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\BMW"
"\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\BMWGroup"
"\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BMW"
"\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BMWGroup"
INSTALLATION:
‣1. Disable Windows Defender and other antivirus programs during installation.
‣2. Install 7ZIP (if not already installed).
‣4. Install all add-ons from the Windows folder.
‣5. Run the "BMW ISTA+ Standalone.exe" file.
(Installation may take up to 3 hours, but it's easier to leave it overnight
).‣6. Add the "C:\Program Files\BMW" folder to Windows Defender exceptions.
(At this point, ISTA is ready for use in In diagnostic mode, you don't need to download and paste "PSDZ Lite."
‣7. Full version with programming: activate the "full-with-programming" registry file, download and unzip "PSdZData 4.59.21 full" to "C:\Program Files\BMW\ISPI\TRIC\ISTA\PSdZ\data_swi"
OR create a symbolic link if you need the full "PSDZ" database to be located elsewhere. To do this, open "CMD" as administrator and enter the command (example):
mklink /D "C:\Program Files\BMW\ISPI\TRIC\ISTA\PSdZ\data_swi" "C:\EC-APPS\PSDZ\data" —
where the first quotation marks indicate the desired path to "PSDZ" in "ISTA," and the second quotation marks indicate the actual path to "PSDZ."
‣8. Russification: Unzip the "RU SQLiteDBs" archive to "C:\Program Files\BMW\ISPI\TRIC\ISTA\SQLiteDBs" and change the language in the settings.
For "DCAN" users:
Before launching "ISTA," launch "ICOM-ENET or DCAN Switch" and change the settings to "DCAN."
After connecting the DCAN adapter, change the settings in the Device Manager properties to "Port number COM3, timeout 1 ms."
