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Old 06-08-2014, 10:18 PM   #1
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Exclamation Power FC users... need help with windows 8

so i need to get a tune done on my car but the laptop i last tuned on is no longer working and i bought a new one with windows 8. I cant get FCedit to connect. on the device manager it shows a yellow ! with the prolific usb to serial driver. anyone have a clue on how to fix this so i can get my tune?
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Find a USB -> Serial adapter that is supported by windows 8.
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so i need to get a tune done on my car but the laptop i last tuned on is no longer working and i bought a new one with windows 8. I cant get FCedit to connect. on the device manager it shows a yellow ! with the prolific usb to serial driver. anyone have a clue on how to fix this so i can get my tune?
FCedit doesn't work on Windows 8.
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Acquire Windows 7 iso (License not required) Here is good link.
Download Virtual Box
Install Windows 7 onto your virtual box
After install when prompted for Key, select activate later.

This will work if you just need it for a quick tune or installing a tune for PowerFC (which I am assuming works for W7)

Windows gives you a 30 grace period to activate windows 7 and will it will be fully functional.

This should work as a temp fix, you will need to purchase a key if you are going to use W7 a lot for tuning.

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