(I started off with v7.x.x and updated to v8.30.23 and found not tangible difference in the way TS worked.) Although there are bug fixes in newer TS s/w the main updates are to do with the newer model vehicles being recognised, so any version from v7.x.x onwards should be fine for Gen II’s. I don’t believe that the version of TS has too much to do with your problems. Incidentally, while I’m talking about versions, the X-Horse Firmware Updater Tool reports my firmware version as 2.0.4, where as TechStream reports it (in the status bar) as v1.4.6, so don’t worry about that. Subsequently I found that I did not need to worry about it as the version I had worked fine.
But my experience with that was I could not find a file to use.
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You could theoretically update the driver version, if you had an update file. This is funny because the X-Horse is a knock off of the Mongoose Cable. The story I heard was because they became inundated with update requests from Chinese knock-offs of the X-Horse product. The Online Update function, does not so much cause the cables to fail as it just does not work due to (long story short) the X-Horse update servers being shutdown. The only tangible use for the X-Horse Firmware Updater Tool is to check that you have a connection to the MINI VCI cable – if you have the driver installed correctly you will get the firmware version num and other info. However, it has been reported that using this software to upgrade the cable firmware can cause some cables to fail… The XHorse installation software will tell you if you have a good cable and let you know what version of the driver is installed.