The new Ford VCMII V97 will be released soon. Here is the Ford VCMII V97.

01 inst
allation instruction.
Compatible device:
Newest Ford VCMII V97
Steps:
Install VMware Workstation Establish a new Virtual Machine:Ford IDS Install IDS
V81 Install ids-91.01-full Install Ford-IDS-96.01-Full Install IDS-V97.01_Full
Install VMware Workstation Open My Computer>>Ford IDS (E:), to copy en_windows_xp
.iso to Local Disk (D:).
Open VMware-workstation-full-10.0.3-1895310 in Ford IDS (E:).
Click Next to continue.
Click Next, with the selection of I accept... agreement .
Select Typical .
Click Next to install to this folder or click Change to install to a different f
older.
Click Next, with the selection of Check for product updates on startup .
Click Next.
Click Next, for shortcuts selection.
Click Continue to begin the process.
Performing the requested operations...
Enter license key:
go to E:\ to open VMware-workstation-KEY and copy the first key as License key .
Click Finish.
Establish a new Virtual Machine:Ford IDS Go to My Computer>>Local Disk (D:), to
establish a new folder named Ford VCM II .
Open VMware Workstation on Desktop.
Select Files>>New Virtual Machine...
Click Next, with Typical .
Select Install dics image file (iso), click Browse... Desktop>>My Computer>>Loca
l Disk (D:)>>en_windows_xp.iso
Click Next.
Go to E:\ to open VMware-workstation-KEY and copy the second key as Windows product
key .
Click Next.
Name the Virtual Machine: Ford IDS, and Browse Desktop>>My Computer>>Local Disk
(D:)>>Ford VCM.
Click Next.
Maximum disk size (GB): 120.0, click Next.
Click Customer Hardware... Memory>>Memory for this virtual machine: 1024MB. (it
should be less than RAM) Click Close.
Click Finish.
Click Open a Virtual Machine.
Click OK.
Click OK.
Windows XP Professional setup...
Error: click OK.
Type your name and click Next.
Continue Windows XP Professional setup...
Installing VMware Tools...
...
Open the Date and Time Properties in VMware and the real computer.
The date and time in VMware should be the same as those in the the real computer
.
Turn off the computer in VMware Player.
Click OK.
Close Ford IDS virtual machine.
And remove Ford IDS from the library.
Close VMware workstation.
Install IDS V81 Open My Computer>>Ford IDS (E:), to open VMware-workstation-KEY .
Copy all lines with time.synchronize... .

Open My Computer>>Local Disk (D:)>>Ford VCMII.

Select Tools>>Folder Options.
Select View, to cancel the selection of Hide extensions for known file types , clic
k OK.
Right click Ford IDS.vmx , select Open with>> Choose Program...>>Notepad. Click OK.
Paste at the last of the notepad, and save the change.
Open VMware workstation.
Select File>>Open...>>My Computer\Local Disk (D:)\Ford VCM II>>Ford IDS.vmx.
Click Create a new virtual machine.
Click Power on this virtual machine.
Click OK.
Click OK.
Open the Date and Time Properties in VMware and the real computer.
The date and time in VMware and those in the the real computer are different.
(Maximize the VMware interface.)
Select Start menu>>My Computer, show on Desktop.
Insert V81 DVD.
Open Computer>>DVD RW Drive (E:)>>VCMDVD.
Select Calibrations .
Click Next .
Click Next .
Click Install to begin the installation.
Installing.... (please wait until the software complete installation. Usually it
will take about 30min-2h)
Calibration installation success.
Click Finish to exit the Wizard.
Click the exit button at the left bottom in VCM DVD interface.
Install ids-91.01-full Insert V96 DVD.
Open Computer->DVD RW Drive (E:) Ford IDS .
Close the AutoPlay interface.
Open ids-91.01-full
Choose setup language. And click Next .
Preparing setup...
Click Yes to proceed.
Click Next .
Click Next with the selection of I accept the terms of the license agreement .
Destination: click Next .
Click Install to begin the installation.
Installing.... (please wait until the software complete installation. Usually it
will take about 30min-2h)
IDS icon on Desktop.
Configuring...
Adobe SVG Viewer 3.0 Setup...
Configuring...
Updating the database....
Configuring...
Successfully installed IDS.
Click Reboot to restart your computer.
Open IDS on Desktop.
Open it and you will get message.
Open IDS on Desktop-1
(Note:
If you get this message, wait for several minutes, then IDS will start;
if you wait for more than 20 minutes and IDS cannot start, you have to uninstall
IDS and re-install;
if you do not get this message and you can access to IDS, that okay.)
Click Abort IDS Start-Up.
Fill in the dealer type, country, and then click the tick button to continue.
IDS Software - Computer Date Synchronization, click Continue .
Open it and you will get message reading a non-renewable Evaluation License....

expire in 3 days.
(Note: If you do not get the message below it means the installation fails, then
do not continue to operate.)
reading a non-renewable Evaluation License-2
Click Continue.
Close IDS-91.1 interface. Click the tick button.
Install Ford-IDS-96.01-Full Open Computer>>Ford IDS (D:) >>Ford-IDS-96.01-Full.
Preparing setup...
Click Yes to proceed.
Click Next to update the installed IDS V91.01 to V96.01.
Installing.... (please wait until the software complete installation. Usually it
will take about 30min-2h)
Configuring...
Adobe SVG Viewer 3.0 Setup...
Configuring...
Updating the database....
Configuring...
Successfully updated IDS to version 96.01.
Click Reboot to restart your computer.
Close Windows Security Center.
Open IDS on Desktop.
Click OK.
Minimize IDS-96.01 interface.
Open Start menu on Desktop. Start menu>>software updates>>control panel.
Network and Internet Connections>>Network Connections
Connect the vehicle and device Ford VCMII, you will see Found New Hardware prompt.
Wait the communication complete.
You will see Local Area Connection ETAS VCI USB, and close the interface.
Back to IDS-96.01 interface.
Start New Session->All other. Click the tick button.
Back to IDS-96.01 interface-3
Establishing communication to PCM...
Select vehicle specification, and click the tick button. E.g. The case here, sel
ect 2011 MY .
Vehicle specification: click YES to go on.
Click the tick button.
Select Self Test.
Click the tick button.
Delete (deletes session), then to go on-4
Select All CMDTCs and click the tick button.
Read and exit.
Delete (deletes session), then to go on.
Click the tick button to continue-5
Close the interface to exit IDS-96.01.
Install IDS-V97.01_Full Open Computer>>Ford IDS (D:) >>Ford-IDS-96.01-Full.
Preparing setup...
Click Yes to proceed.
Click Next to update the installed IDS V96.01 to V97.01.
Installing....
Configuring...
Adobe SVG Viewer 3.0 Setup...
Configuring...
Updating the database....
Configuring...
Successfully updated IDS to version 96.01.
Click Reboot to restart your computer.
Open IDS on Desktop.
Click the tick button to update VCMII software.
Installing Software Update on VCM II...(about 1 hour)
Click the tick button to continue.

Select Start New Session->All

Select Self Test-6
Establishing communication to
Select vehicle specification,
ect 2011 MY .
Vehicle specification: click
Select Self Test.
Click the tick button.
Select All CMDTCs and click
Read and exit.
Read and exit-7
Done.

other. Click the tick button.

PCM...
and click the tick button. E.g. The case here, sel
YES

to go on.

the tick button.