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Lets face it. The instructions provided with your update kit are less than understandable. You open your kit and you are left scratching your head, 'Where do I even start?'

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I understand this problem because I help customers, like you, over the phone every day to update their OTC Genisys. John Scofield Out Louder Rarest. You no longer have to search all over the internet for instructions you can understand without feeling like you are reading a foreign language. I will show you how to update your OTC Genisys scan tool, step by step. After all, you are an automotive technician, not a computer genius, right?

The first step is to uninstall any previous versions of the NGIS software from your computer. If you never installed any NGIS software on your PC before, you can skip this step. The instructions with the tool do not tell you that you can not install one version on top of the other or have multiple versions installed at the same time. When you install more than one version, the software gets confused and usually updates with the older software.

What happens is that your new 5.0 system software reverts back to 4.0 or earlier. To uninstall, you must go into your Windows Control Panel. • Windows XP - once in the control panel, double click on 'Add/Remove Programs'. You will find 3 programs labeled 'NGIS'. They are: NGIS, NGIS RD, and NGIS CT. Click on each one and click remove or uninstall. • Windows Vista and Windows 7: Same as above with the exception of in the control panel you will click on 'Programs and Features'.

This step is very important. Firewalls and Antivirus programs will block the updates from downloading and can interfere with the installation of the software. For the antivirus, you need to refer to the software documentation on how to shut it off. Each program is different. Firewalls: Windows has a built in firewall.

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Windows Vista and 7 the firewall is located in 'System and Securities.' In the 'Systems and Securities, you need to find the firewall feature and a link to 'Turn Windows Firewall On or Off'. Simply allowing a program access through the firewall does not work. Windows will still block the program. The last note on Firewalls: not only is there the firewall built into Windows, but also your computer may have commercial firewalls turned on. A couple examples would be Norton Internet Securities or McAffee or AVG Security. Again, refer to the help files or documentation for that software on how to turn off / disable the firewall.

Next, you are going to want to install the software CD that came with your upgrade. The CD will install three programs. Just follow the on screen prompts. Do not change any of the defaults. It is pretty easy and straight forward.

This process will take about 10 to 15 minutes, depending on the speed of your computer and CD Rom drive. When complete, you will probably be prompted to restart your computer. Go ahead and restart.

Once the computer is back up, double check your firewalls and antivirus programs to make sure windows didn't sneak behind your back and turn these items back on. Your OTC Genisys EVO or Classic Genisys came with a white CF Card Reader that has a USB connection. With the tool powered off, if you have not already done so, remove the memory card from the left side of the tool and insert it into the white CF Card Reader. 2022 Plug the card reader into an open USB port on your computer. *** IMPORTANT *** DO NOT FORMAT!!! Windows 7 users: windows will pop up a window telling you that the card needs to be formatted. ALWAYS CLICK CANCEL!!

If you format the card, you may as well give it to your dog as a chew toy. You will have to purchase a new card. Now it is time to perform the update. On your desktop you will have an icon that is labeled 'NGIS Tool Update'.