Lexia diagnostics

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I needed to reinstall the Lexia/PP2000 recently on a computer. Just as a quick description, and also a note to self for later use :-), these are the steps required. Although there are many descriptions floating around on the net, not all deal with the same versions and setups, and some are really long videos, so here are the important steps as a concise reminder.

Lexia is for Citroën, PP2000 is for Peugeot. Diagbox is both combined and the only one it was developed any further. So, before you install you can decide which. If you only ever care about Citroën (and maybe XM), install Lexia. If you want both Peugeot and Citroën but only the old models, you can install both PP2000 and Lexia. If you want to have all that's available, only install DiagBox. You don't need all three at once.

Start with XP in a virtual machine if you want all the programs to run. Lexia can work on some later Windows versions as well (say W7/32), PP2000 is the weakest link. Unless you have a laptop dedicated to this purpose, a virtual machine is indispensable, don't even consider installing on a regularly used machine. Automotive systems like these are of mediocre quality, some of these application will, for instance, simply install a complete web server on your machine just to provide documentation. It's best kept isolated from the rest of the world.

Have no net connection in the VM (set it to host-only).

Peugeot

Let's start with PP2000. If you don't need support for Peugeot, you can skip this.

  1. Install from PP2000_09B\InstPC.exe (reader not connected)
  2. Update to V47\V24
  3. Connect reader, let XP install a generic driver (no Windows Update)
  4. Connect reader to VM guest instead of host
  5. Start PP, wait for its first update screen, always dismiss questions about upgrading over Net
  6. Activate in Settings > Activate (manual)

Activation is done by:

  • PP2000_09B\Install Introduce\Keygen
  • RRDI: CH0001
  • software: PP2000-24

Citroën

Then you can install Lexia. If you skipped PP2000, connect the reader as described there.

  1. Install from Lexia45\InstLex3.exe (reader connected)
  2. Update to V47\346
  3. Start Lexia, wait for its first update screen, always dismiss questions about upgrading over Net
  4. Activate in Settings > Activate (manual)

Activation is done by:

  • Lexia45\Install Introduce\Keygen
  • RRDI: CH0001
  • software: LEXIA-346

Diagbox

  1. Extract the installation ISO to a folder shared with the VM (never ever use Daemon or any other idiocy, just click to mount, copy files, eject ISO)
  2. Create an empty C:\Version
  3. Install from DiagBox_setup.exe
  4. Don't activate when prompted first. Let installation finish and exit program.
  5. Run the attached patch.
  6. Connect reader, let XP install a generic driver (no Windows Update)
  7. Connect reader to VM guest instead of host
  8. Start DiagBox, wait for its first update screen, always dismiss questions about upgrading over Net