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Install ElsaWin 5.x On Windows 8 or Windows 10

Old 05-16-2016, 01:46 PM
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Default Install ElsaWin 5.x On Windows 8 or Windows 10

For those who has problems of installing ElsaWin 5.x due to SQL server (2008 and 2008 R2) Error Code: -2068052713 ELSAWINDB could not be installed. Just go to Control Panel/Program and Features, on the left Turn Windows Features On or Off, make sure .NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0) box is checked with everything inside it. It should work now, the problem is the 5.0 update SQL server installation. You will still have the SQL server warning, but it will still install.
Make sure to right click and run everything with Administrator permission.






The 5.2 has up to 2016 cars. Most people here only need 3.6 which will install in old 32 bit windows without any problems.

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Thanks Louis! I haven't had time to mess with it yet but this will save me some time when I do.
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I had it installed under Windows 7 and it stopped working when I upgraded to Windows 10. I didn't need it much but I will try this when I get back to my home PC. Probably November.
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Default After Windows 10 upgraded - the error will be "no license"

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I had it installed under Windows 7 and it stopped working when I upgraded to Windows 10. I didn't need it much but I will try this when I get back to my home PC. Probably November.
I had to reinstall when Windows 8 upgraded to 10.
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Did you all torrent it or just purchase a legit copy? I downloaded a couple of torrents and couldn't get the KEYGEN to work properly. I don't mind spending money to purchase a legit copy while I wait for my Bentley DVD to arrive. Thanks for the help or link to a legit copy for sale.
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It'll work no problem on a Windows 10 laptop via an XP Virtual Machine. In my case I use a VMware XP virtual machine.
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Default Mine was a torrent... I've never had any problem with keygen

Originally Posted by Hannibalacp82
Did you all torrent it or just purchase a legit copy? I downloaded a couple of torrents and couldn't get the KEYGEN to work properly. I don't mind spending money to purchase a legit copy while I wait for my Bentley DVD to arrive. Thanks for the help or link to a legit copy for sale.
The only thing is prepare the keygen windows first, then copy the serial number. When it finished installing the 1st setup disk, it will ask for the permanent number - the temporary code is generated by the serial # and your computer. Highlight the temporary code, select the keygen window, paste the temporary code and click "get code", on my computer the background is black, but if I highlight the whole field, the permanent code appears, make sure you highlight the whole field and hit crtl C to copy or right click and copy then go back to installation screen and paste it in the permanent field.

The problem is if you failed this, you need to uninstall, delete all folders: C: drive and program files and registry sometimes to install a new one with new serial #.


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THANK YOU!
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Default ElsaWin5.2 doesn't show any wiring diagram on A8 D3...

I was looking at the wiring diagrams on the ElsaWin5.2 today for Grand and I realized Elsa couldn't display. After searching the Internet for solution and I found out that the 5.2 doesn't have all the old diagrams, it assumed you upgraded from the 5.1 and skipped all the old ones. Anyhow, I couldn't even uninstall the 5.2 completely to re-install 5.1. Guess what, I had to install 5.1 to a different drive with Windows 10 and voila, the diagrams are back. For those who want to install 5.2, make sure to install 5.1 DATA first. I think I skip the 5.2 since I don't have any newer cars. Again if it works, don't fix it...

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Hi Guys,

Sorry to dig up such an old thread I know this is my first post here on the forum but I am really struggling to get Elsawin installed on my PC. I am currently running Windows 10 Home 64 Bit. So basically i have all the versions of Elsawin starting from version 4.00 all the way up to version 6.00 and a separate folder for all the database files. So what I've currently done is installed the first version, I enter the serial number in and installation completes successfully for the first version without any issues. I then open the admin program and create a new user so that the language is displayed in English when i open the software. I then proceed to install all the later versions until i reach the database files, now when I open the setup.exe file I get the following error when I try and install it. It says 'Not Supported Version"

Forgot to mention that al files that i open i always open them as an administrator. I also installed the SVG file when i install the first version of the software but not on the later ones. I've even gone to the extent of installing one version at a time and then trying to install the database files but it still comes up with the same error. I don't have a clue what i am doing wrong here but if you someone could share some light on this i would really appreciate it as it's driving me up the wall! Sorry did forget to mention that my software is for a VW not audi but after trying to get help on other forums and not succeeding i thought i would give AudiWorld a try hope you guys don't mind!

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