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Trying to get ISTA-D

9.9K views 8 replies 3 participants last post by  Bali  
Despite everyone saying you need unblock.reg you don't really. It's just a file that adds a single entry into your registry that disables windows warning you about running executable files downloaded from the internet when you click on them. You can either unblock them manually if prompted, make the reg edit manually, or create the file yourself. If you want to create it, its contents are


Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments]
"SaveZoneInformation"=dword:00000001
Copy that into a text editor and save it on to your desktop as whatever.txt. Edit the file extension to be .reg . Click on it and it will make the entry. Reboot for the entry to take effect.

NB I make no comment on whether disabling that warning is wise or not, other than if you or someone who shares you computer needs a warning that clicking files from the internet is dangerous then they won't get it anymore.
 
Any idea in the other file???
I don't recognise that file. It wasn't part of the package I downloaded for my install. I used a link and guide from the bimmerfest forum. I wasn't going to link it originally, because linking to other forums might be seen as bad form, but it's owned by VertcalScope too (they seem to have bought haff the car forums I'm on) so I hope the mods won't mind:

All BMWs - Ista+ download link - no request
 
It's a huge download because it includes 3 language databases. Don't know why, especially when they're 10Gb each. It'll run with just English and without the German and "other" database, you just get a warning you have to dismiss each time you go into the app.

I had to download it over two days, due to bandwidth caps.