bmw inpa ediabas 5.0.2 installation instructions

I purchased a USB cable from EBay, it came with software but I didn’t use it and instead used online resources that I downloaded for which I’ll provide links. This guide assumes that you have a basic knowledge of Windows, Control Panel and Device Manager.This setup/installation DOES NOT give you NCS Expert or anything other than above mentioned.

This setup/installation DOES give you INPA and EDIABAS 6.4.7 and 5.0.2.

This setup/installation DOES work on an E46 (my car).

This setup/installation DOES NOT require VM/Virtual Machine images.

This setup/installation DOES work on Windows 7 64bit.

If someone wishes to take screenshots, I’ll add them to the guide. My specific use is to diagnose codes on my E46 M3 (2004) and so I can confirm that it works fully with this car. I can’t guarantee that this is absolutely perfectly described but the process below worked in my case, hopefully it’ll get you up and running too. However, after much research, I have finally got it working and hope to help others searching for solutions. I have been trying to find clear instructions on how to achieve this installation successfully over the past few months, I kept giving up due to confusion, frustration, misleading threads and bad information. Below BMW INPA cable INPA /EDIABAS installation experience on Windows 7 64bit sharing from bimmer forum. INPA cable for BMW INPA K+Dcan USB Interface, BMW INPA Cable with INPA Software was not easy for some customer who purchased from ebay, and hard to get the BMW INPA work well. INPA/EDIABAS Windows 7 64bit Installation Guide

Bmw inpa ediabas 5.0.2 installation instructions