Another solution would be to get a USB to serial port adapter and specify the proper COM port number during the install of Tis2000.Īnother possible solution would be to use a virtual environment on a host computer. Laptops that have actual serial ports built in are probably so old that they are too slow or have age and reliability issues. In my setup, I used an old IBM T40 laptop, which is fairly decent processor wise, installed a fresh copy of Windows XP SP3 and used a docking station with it that has a serial port. Best and easiest scenario is to use an older laptop computer that has a serial port running windows XP. This can be a problem if you only have newer computers. The Tech2 communicates with the computer using a serial port on the computer running Windows XP SP3. It will also allow you to reprogram a module that you are replacing. For example, I was able to update all of the modules and PCM in my 2006 9-7x even though it had only been a year or two since production and issue of this software. It will have PCM and module updates included. It was discontinued in 2008 by GM which means that it works only for vehicles up to model year 2007. That’s because only dealers have those or a clone of one wasn’t included.įirst of all, this is old software. If you install it and try to use it, it says that it can’t find the USB security dongle or something like that. If you bought one of the Tech2 clones, it probably came with a CD with the Tis2000 software. Things like updating PCM’s and modules and anything security related are locked out.

So you have a Tech2 scan tool but a lot of the things you would like to do is locked out because you don’t have access to the computer software to allow you to do it. And a lot doesn’t apply since it’s geared towards Saab (even the 9-7x doesn’t apply, it’s under GM). About: How to setup and install GM Tech2 software TIS2000 on a computerĪ lot of info I found over at SaabCentral but it is just a giant thread to read through although a lot of the info is on the first page.

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