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Installation Instructions for VCDS® version 12.12

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 newer 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.

Install Special USB Drivers should be used only on late model PCs with Fresco Logic USB 3.0
chipsets, and only at the direction of Ross-Tech. However, it would be better to update your PC’s
own USB Chipset drivers than to use these “Special” USB drivers.

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 may work
properly 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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