funny you mentioned the runtime file I am getting this message after trying to start the dataviewer the second time.

john I am emailing you the file right now. Also I was able to upload 8r08 and 8r09 to the predator with no problems. I am running windows XP
media center edition
version 2002
SP2

sorry it takes a while to get back to you I am not online so often these days.

OK I downloaded and installed the 3.1.4.1 and it still is not working. The DSDowloader never really connects, it searches the ports, finds the predator and instantly says "Failure retrieving tool info!" then it cycles around searching the ports again, and does the same thing. It connects for a ...

I have that exact USB to serial cable. Then again I really dont think its the cables causing this problem, especially since I can update the predator tool with the latest revisions. Any other suggestions?

what cable can I buy that will not have any issues? Is there a cheap generic serial to USB cable available somewhere that will not have these problems?

still giving me the same error message. The software tries multiple times to connect with the predator but still give the error message.

also this is with windows XP, not Vista.

windows XP
media center edition
version 2002
SP2

Yes USB to serial cable. Its just some random generic cables. The USB to serial I got from ebay and the serial cable came from radio chack I believe.

I know the computer can communicate with the Predator because I just uploaded the most recent revision 8r09. But when I am using the DataViewer, the program finds the Predator for a second and then gives an error message saying "Failure retrieving tool info! Please reboot and consider updating your ...

Car is an 06 GTO, U7191, latest revision just updated yesterday. I did some searching here and on ls1gto.com . I installed the 91 Ocatane predator tune and modified the parameters to turn COT off. In the instruction manual it says to disable P0420 and P0430 which are the 2 codes that threw my CEL. I ...

I am going to bump this because I was having the same problem. Make sure you install the driver from the CD or you can't find the Ports selection on your device manager. As soon as I installed the driver it was smoothe sailing