(22-02-2016, 22:02 PM)Simple Wrote:  Installing DiagBox 8.01
This procedure and the software provided are intended for personal, educational and experimental use to install DiagBox 8.01. I hold no responsibility for any illegal or improper usage. Carry out this procedure at your own risk.

1- Install DiagBox 7.01, perform the Activation, this will create the “APPDIAG.SYS”, “CFG.BIN” and “VERSION.INI” files in "C:\AWRoot\bin\fi\" needed for V8.01 installation. Stop the installation (Task Manager, End Task) and reboot the computer.
2- Rename "C:\AWRoot" to "C:\AWRoot7" and uninstall DiagBox v7.01, this will NOT remove “C:\AWRoot7”. Install Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1, VC++ 2008 and Java and restart the computer.
3- Install 8.01, it will create a new "C:\APP" and "C:\AWRoot" but when requesting User Activation, close it and restart the computer.
4- Run "AWRoot_v7_files_for_v8.exe" (attached to the first post) and restart DiagBox application, it will continue the DiagBox 8.01 installation.
5- When finished, close DiagBox and restart it to ensure it is working fine and no updates are needed, it will report the Version 7.65.

Installing Updates:
1- Download and install "DiagBox_updt_802.ISO" update. (Links in the DiagBox 8.xx Upgrade thread)
2- Other updates are as explained previously.

Notice:
The order of installing things is important. Java 7.67 and VC++ 2008 9.0.21022.8, together with the necessary files are included in the attachement.

(22-02-2016, 22:02 PM)Simple Wrote:  Installing DiagBox 8.01
This procedure and the software provided are intended for personal, educational and experimental use to install DiagBox 8.01. I hold no responsibility for any illegal or improper usage. Carry out this procedure at your own risk.

Notice
- This process is updated as I get new ideas or feed back to improve it.
- Links for DiagBox 8.01, DiagBox updates and "AWRoot_v7_Conf+Ativation_v8.exe" are in the attachment.
- Starting with an installed Windows XP Pro SP3 X86 (32 bit), nothing else is needed (but I had .NET 3.5 SP1, FireFox and 7Zip installed).

Installing DiagBox 8.01
1- Install DiagBox 7.01 and run update 7.02 then install update 7.xx-7.57 (or any v7.45+ update that creates "C:\AWRoot\dtwr\cfg\Config.sys")
2- Restart the computer and rename "C:\AWRoot" to "C:\AWRoot7" (you may need to stop some diagBox processes)
3- Run DiagBox 8.01 installation until it requests Activation. Close it and run the tool "AWRoot_v7_Conf+Ativation_v8.exe" it will inject the necessary files and copy the configuration from "C:\AWRoot7".
4- Run DiagBox, it should continue the installation successfully.

Done !, restart DiagBox 8.01 (as Administrator) to confirm all has gone well.

Installing Updates
1- Download and install "DiagBox_updt_802.ISO" update.
2- Download and install subsequent updates or Maitresox updates.

Update 1
The order of the version lines and which is active in VERSION.INI is important for the running of the system. DiagBox will display 08.01 if set as shown below. But Lexia will NOT work with "version.ini" set to V08.xx active (xx is the version number depending on which update is applied).
[APPLICATION]
version=08.01
version=07.65

If Lexia is started with "version=08.xx" active, "APPDIAG.SYS" will be corrupted and it will need to be restored before DiagBox will work again. To operate Lexia (after starting DiagBox with 8.xx), edit "version.ini" and comment/save "version=08.xx" (by inserting ";" as shown below) BEFORE starting LEXIA.

Setting "version.ini" to 07.xx (by removing or commenting "version=8.xx" permanently) will prompt DiagBox to report V 07.xx, but everything will work fine..
[APPLICATION]
;version=08.08
version=07.72

Update 2
- There is an issue with installing DiagBox 8 on VirtualBox, but it installs well on VMWare Workstation and Player.
- DiagBox v7 and v8 do NOT install on Windows 10 RS1 (may be sorted in future Windows 10 RS1 releases), but they install on Windows 10 TH1 and TH2.

Enjoy;

Simple.