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Ista has the bones of inpa in it .
You must plug in your cable and check that you can
run Inpa before going on to Ista.
There are stand alone versions of Ista that are downloaded
with necessary files but the Bimmergeeks site requires
a Inpa install for some reason.
Anybody know why?

See instructions in the provided links for operation.

There are several shared folders that both ista and inpa use .
The ediabas folder is the primary one and contains sub flolders
that they both use.

If you read the standard tools setup instructions it tell you how to
set this stuff up. You cannot bypass this step. (Or at least I don't know
how to)

Ista adds a large searchable database and a more sophisticated user interface
which is all in English and contains diagrams , part numbers , trouble shooting procedures safety features to stop you from screwing up.

The Inpa suite allows you to code and program and run diagnostics
at a basic level. This is not easy or possible with Ista D or P
see links.

If you do not understand Window's and know your way around a PC
you may have trouble as there are several little differences between
xp , window 7 and windows 10 for admin mode . Generally if you are the owner
of the PC you will have admin privileges . You need to check this . Also in
windows 10 the command prompt is now called the power shell.
If you right click on start you will see power shell and power shell (admin)
always use power shell admin when following the instructions .
The last thing in ista where you launch from the shortcut right click on it
and run in admin mode . To not do this every time right click on the shortcut
and set the properties to admin.

These are the standard tools / inpa instructions
1. Run St212.exe using all default settings except the 4 checkbox options in the "select additional task" window regarding "backup and restore" and "create desktop/quick launch icons" .
(If using Windows 10, run in st212.exe in "Compatibility Mode" for Windows 7)

2. After install completes, select "No" to restarting PC.

3. Navigate to your C:\ drive and delete the folders labeled "EC-APPS, EDIABAS & NCSEXPER"

4. Replace those folders with the "EC-APPS, EDIABAS & NCSEXPER" from this download by copying them to the C:\ drive.

5. Copy the 3 files inside the OCX folder and paste them in the C:\Windows\Syswow64 folder. If you do not have this folder you are a 32-bit system meaning you need to paste them in C:\Windows\system32 instead.

6. Open Command Prompt as administrator & enter the following commands. Please note if your 32bit system, start on the 2nd line: If you have issues getting the commands to succeed, make sure your running command prompt as administrator.

cd c:\windows\syswow64
(Press Enter)
regsvr32 mscomctl.ocx
(Press Enter & wait for "Registration Succeeded" message)
regsvr32 msflxgrd.ocx
(Press Enter & wait for "Registration Succeeded" message)
regsvr32 comdlg32.ocx
(Press Enter & wait for "Registration Succeeded" message)

7. Place the "BMW Tools" folder(BMW icon) on your desktop. Shortcuts to all the software are inside.

8. Make sure your cable is set to COM-1 with a Latency Timer as 1 in device manager.

9. Reboot Computer.

10. Installation is complete.