ECU reader writer for Guzzidiag

Many apologies if this has been asked a million times.

I used to run Guzzidiag years ago on a Linux system, but now I'm starting from scratch on Windoze 11.

I've got a new set of cables from Lonelec. I understand that all Guzzi ECUs run the same version of Guzzidiag, but the tutorial seems to suggest that I also need ECU specific read/write software. Is that right? If so, which ECU will be in my bike (2008 8v), and what read/write download do I need?

Is the link in the tutorial the latest version of Guzzidiag, or should I download from the original source?

And finally, drivers for the cable. I understand that as soon as I plug the cables into my Win 11 lappy, Windoze will start searching for the appropriate drivers. Do I need to refuse these and use the ones that the tutorial points at? If so, how do I actually make that happen? Do I download them to the machine, and then point at them in preference to those found?

Thanks in advance.

ECU is the 5AM. You will need the IAW5xReader & IAW5xWriter.

Yes, that link is for the latest version.

Let Windows do it's thing, then uninstall them and install these: FTDI Drivers

Brilliant. Thanks.

Does GD always take...a while ...to DL?

No. It's 212kb zipped. Takes less than 1 second for me.

OK. I have run the file that DLed. I have a progress bar on the task bar that seems to have stalled. It doesn't open up into a dialogue of any sort.

I select English, and all i am getting is a taskbar icon with a progress bar.

I'm getting a "Windoze protected your PC" dialoge, and selecting "Run anyway".

Tried run as administrator. That gives me a dialogue "do you want to allow thing prog...etc. Yes. Back to the icon on the task bar.

Are you saying it won't run?

Yeah, it doesn't seem to want to install. I've got the zip file which extracts ok. If I run it, I get a Windows dialogue which says it is protecting the computer. I choose "Run it anyway". I then get a dialogue where I choose English. A Guzzidiag icon with a progress bar appears on the taskbar. I've left it for over an hour, but nothing else happens. Clicking on it opens a plain white window, which closes again when you're not actively clicking on it. If I run as administrator I get the same routine, but with one additional dialogue which asks if I want to let it make changes to the PC - agree obviously. But no install yet.

I'm running Windoze 11.

It doesn't need to be "installed", just unzipped and run.

Try v0.47. LINKY

In that case, it is not running. All I am getting from running the unzipped file is a taskbar icon. If I click on the icon a blank white window opens but closes when I stop clicking on it. What am I doing wrong? I feel like I must be doing something really daft.

I shutdown all virus protection & security before using GD tools.....Windows & Norton don't like them (on my laptop anyway)

^^^^^^^^^

This. GD wants to access hardware and files without doing all the Microsoft BS like being "installed", or being "registered" and obeying all the usual M$ rules.

Maybe add an exception to Windows Defender.

From the interwebs...

Go to Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Security > Virus & threat protection. Under Virus & threat protection settings, select Manage settings, and then under Exclusions, select Add or remove exclusions. Select Add an exclusion, and then select from files, folders, file types, or process.

Ok. I will try that. I had added an exception to AVG, but Windows Defender could be getting uppity.