Lexia installation woes....

[Xantianut]

Ay up!!!!!

Truly am I not a man of little brain.

My Chinese clone of Lexia has arrived with a load of leads, all of which are self explanatory. These are, after all, the mechanical bits!!!! However, the installation of it has me baffled! It does not do what it's supposed to do and the suggested "How To" tutorials I've found assume a level of computer literacy beyond mine.

So, is there anyone out there who would be willing to help a Mighty Spanner God learn the computer side of this? I have unlimited mobile call minutes so my dime, as the Americans would say.

[xantia_v6]

Which software version was supplied, and which version of windows do you want to install to?

[Xantianut]

It's Lexia 3 (I think!!!) and the laptop runs Windows 7.

Thinking of removing it and starting again, I hate computers! And they know it......

[Hell Razor5543]

OK, now we may be getting somewhere. What version of Windows (including the bit-width)? The Lexia software (being very old) cannot work in a 64b environment, but will work if it is run via a Virtual Machine. Also, do these help;?

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[Xantianut]

Ay up!

It is a 64-bit machine, Windows Home Premium.

Struggling with this Virtual Machine concept. MS say I need a Pro version or higher.

So not quite cooking on gas yet but we've found the gas tap!!!

[Hell Razor5543]

OK, so now we know what the problem is. Unfortunately I do not have any experience of running a VM, but I know others have, so somebody will be able to help.

[Xantianut]

Ay up, James!!!

Looks like we're in the same boat here!

I wonder about a cheapo 2nd hand laptop?

[Hell Razor5543]

I am running my Lexia on a Toshiba NB250 running Windows 7 Starter (which is 32b). I got it for £150, and it has a good battery life, and is very mobile (as it is not that big). I upgraded the memory to2GB, but it cannot take more memory.

[Stickyfinger]

I am running my Lexia on a Toshiba NB250 running Windows 7 Starter (which is 32b). I got it for £150, and it has a good battery life, and is very mobile (as it is not that big). I upgraded the memory to2GB, but it cannot take more memory.

It does not need any more memory to run the PSA programs, if anything install just an SSD if you want it to work faster and have even better battery life.

[Xantianut]

Ay up!

Just discovered the other laptop runs a 32b system so I'll have a run with that. This is a Toshiba satellite summat or other......

[MikeT]

I run Diagbox fine on an old Toshiba Tecra 900mhz with just 1gb ram running XP.

[Xantianut]

No go.

Windows is rearing up and objecting so must be a problem of compatibility.

Looks like a cheapo laptop is now on my shopping list.......

[Gibbo2286]

No go.

Windows is rearing up and objecting so must be a problem of compatibility.

Looks like a cheapo laptop is now on my shopping list.......

Put a wanted ad on your local Freecycle, a good chance of getting a freebie XP laptop on there. Our local tip has skips full of them.

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[Xantianut]

Thanks for that Gibbo!

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[The Ace]

You don't need any additional hardware and/or software. Even on the 64bit machine, the steps are quite easy:

1) Download and Install Oracle VM http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/serve ... index.html
2) Obtain a copy or image of the latest WindowsXP (with all SP installed)
3) Create a VM (for installing WindowsXP) with a minimum of 20GB storage (for all DiagBox/Lexia files)
4) Install WindowsXP on this VM
5) Install DiagBox/Lexia on the newly created WindowsXP VM
6) Follow steps for activation and you are ready to go

All the above will need approximately 3-4 hours, and even if you are rather IT-illiterate (as per your disclaimer ), the above steps are more-or-less straight-forward.