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On Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:30:14 +0100, "Marcus Redd" <read@it.com> wrote:

>"Bart Oleksy" <barto@nerdshack.com> wrote in message
>news:461fba68$0$16328$88260bb3@free.teranews.com. ..
>> Marcus Redd wrote:
>>> "Bart Oleksy" <barto@nerdshack.com> wrote in message
>>> news:461fad9b$0$16328$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>>>> Marcus Redd wrote:
>>>>> "Bart Oleksy" <barto@nerdshack.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:461fa560$0$16328$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>>>>>> I just bought a "clone" VAG-COM cable from eBay for $20-$25
>>>>>> shipped...now I've downloaded the shareware Ross-tech software onto a
>>>>>> laptop and am looking forward to playing around with some of the
>>>>>> settings on my '98 A6 Avant Quattro and '97 A4 2.8Q, like changing the
>>>>>> country code to display kilometers instead of miles, resetting the
>>>>>> service indicators, etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A local fellow was going to offer his VAG-COM stuff for me to use (in
>>>>>> exchange for some beer! lol) but since I already had the laptop and
>>>>>> just needed the cable, I think this will be far more convenient...can
>>>>>> do it on my schedule, etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Might be worth the $20-$25 to get a cable for your TT!
>>>>> Sounds rather interesting - is there a page anywhere that shows just
>>>>> what settings you can change on each car?
>>>> Sort of... you have to dig around for a while, but there are a few sites
>>>> that have some good detailed info on what you can do and how to do it. I
>>>> haven't done much yet - I was having some laptop issues but managed to
>>>> get the software on the laptop to recognize that it's connected to an
>>>> Audi "computer".
>>>>
>>>> If you get one of these 'clone' USB cables, you might be distressed that
>>>> the software won't find the car computer... turns out that the clone USB
>>>> cables actually emulate a serial cable, so try one of the COM1/2/3 ports
>>>> instead of the USB port when connecting.
>>>>
>>>> That took me a while to figure out... <sigh>
>>>
>>> Hehehe... so where might one aquire this software? eBay or something?
>> No, the software's available as 'shareware' (or maybe even freeware - I
>> didn't notice anything about sending in payment if you like it).
>> Essentially you're getting an older version of the Ross-tech software for
>> 'free', but you'd pay for the more recent version. Certainly if you're
>> running a mechanic's shop you'd want the pay version, but I can barely
>> change my oil so I don't need much! :D
>>
>> I got the CABLE off eBay for cheap, and some of them have links to where
>> you can download the software.
>
>Ahhhh! So, any tips where I might get this shareware? Or what it's called so
>I can Google it?

http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/download/

/daytripper
'00 s4 6spd