[BMW_ANTHONY]

Has anyone coded a 2006 3 series!? I tried for 4 freaking hours and am getting royally pissed off! Files arent updating, things arent loading! Im not an idiot with computer either, i follow step by step instructions and nothing is working!!! So if someone could please help me out that would be much appreciated, i really dont wanna spend $100+ at a private shop to do it...

[BMW_ANTHONY]

I have all the software downloaded just nothing is as easy as the steps are on the forums...

[wildcatcrazy]

Originally Posted by AnthonyScherer18

I have all the software downloaded just nothing is as easy as the steps are on the forums...

What software are you trying to use; NCS, ISTA, etc...?

[BMW_ANTHONY]

I have been trying to use NCS

[wildcatcrazy]

Originally Posted by AnthonyScherer18

I have been trying to use NCS

What OS do you have? XP, 7 32/64 bit, 8 32/64 bit?

[BMW_ANTHONY]

Originally Posted by wildcatcrazy

What OS do you have? XP, 7 32/64 bit, 8 32/64 bit?

The only laptop we have in our house (we are desktop people) is a vista 64 bit

[wildcatcrazy]

Originally Posted by AnthonyScherer18

The only laptop we have in our house (we are desktop people) is a vista 64 bit

What are the exact errors are you getting?

[BMW_ANTHONY]

What are the exact errors are you getting?[/QUOTE]
Well first NCS was ALL in German, and it said to drag the update folders to replace the original folders into the C Drive. That sorta worked, but i had to specifically go into the NCS folders and grab the files from there, that made it mostly English.
Then i was told in the instructions that i had to update the SP-daten file under NCSExper folder and E89 folder (since i have an e90) and i tried to do that through "BMW Coding Tool, and every time i went to update it, it said the folder was not a valid SP-daten folder?
Its just frustration, because i am doing everything i am suppose to do in the instructions. I dont know if its a problem that i have Vista (vista is a joke) or what it is?

[wildcatcrazy]

For the e89 Daten folder, are there any sub folders (supposed to be)? If you would like, I can do a remote session to get it lined out for you.

[BMW_ANTHONY]

Originally Posted by wildcatcrazy

For the e89 Daten folder, are there any sub folders (supposed to be)? If you would like, I can do a remote session to get it lined out for you.

I sent you a text, did you get it?

[wildcatcrazy]

Originally Posted by AnthonyScherer18

I sent you a text, did you get it?

Nope...

[jeantarrou]

Bump, I'm having the same "not a valid sp-daten file" error. Any help on the fix?

[Joe@TopGearSolutions]

Originally Posted by jeantarrou

Bump, I'm having the same "not a valid sp-daten file" error. Any help on the fix?

Make sure the folder you're selecting is the unzipped version and the child folder are:

cfgdat
data
daten
ecu
format
kmmData
sgdat

[jeantarrou]

Originally Posted by Joe@TopGearSolutions

Make sure the folder you're selecting is the unzipped version and the child folder are:

cfgdat
data
daten
ecu
format
kmmData
sgdat

Thanks Joe, I figured it out. I'd unzipped the files in a Megasync shared folder, for some reason BMW coding tool didn't like that. When I unzipped them into their own folder everything went smoothly. Frustratingly updated the e89 daten didn't solve my problem, still have the "chassis is faulty" error, ugh.

Edit: Although, in the unzipped e89 daten file there's also a "work" child folder, something to be concerned about?