kbar owners

[simon1]

Does anyone know if the software for the vbar on windows 8 is ok to use with the kbar?. I heard a whisper mikado are stopping the download working properly with the kbar or other clones?.
Im wanting to gey my kbar up and running on my x3.


thanks

[bigpops]

You need 5.3.4 software, not 5.3.4b which is the current version. The latter dials home at start up which is most annoying.

The file size is the only way to tell them apart as they have the same file name.
5.3.4 is 35,877 KB
5.3.4b is 36,014 KB

Both are called setup5.3.4.exe

[ChrisB]

I run the non B pc software on a different laptop to my genuine v bar software as i found odd things happening if opening the older software on a laptop with the newer dial home version on also.

By this i mean genuine v bars with pro on only showing express,and we have seen Fubars giving grief so as the cloned serial number is known i wonder if its letting Mikado know every time a certain computer is connecting to one of these units and reporting back,hence clone units are now kept totally separate on a different pc thats never had the dial home version installed.

Kbars have been fine so far this way and my genuine units seem OK now the previous software version and the new one have been uninstalled and just a fresh new version reinstalled on the genuine v bar laptop.

[Jez N]

What happens if you are at the field and have no dial up? Can you work offline on a genuine vbar now?

[bigpops]

I wouldn't know, though I did raise that concern when the dial home version came out.

If I need to upgrade a genuine Vbar to Pro software, I install the 5.3.4b version. I just bought a silverline for my E700, which needs pro for 135 degree swash so had to do this. I still can't believe you don't get pro software on the flagship model, but that's another topic.

As soon as I'm done, I uninstall it and re-install 5.3.4 without the dial home feature, and use that exclusively. I haven't had any problems with gen Vbars (mini or silverline), Kbars or FuBars.

Interestingly, the CD that came with the silverline still had the non-dial home version of the software on it.

[josh h]

I don't know about windows 8, but I can't get mine working on 7, I've got the mikado software but they will not connect to each other,
I don't know weather it's my crappy computer or the kbar, thinking of going ar7200 then will not need a computer.

[Ritchieme]

Did you install the USB drivers ?

[josh h]

No, I thought it's just all within the software, DOH that's probably it then

[Ritchieme]

Give me a shout if you need software or drivers

[josh h]

Top man, thank you,
I will give it a try tomorrow an see if I can get anywhere with it

[bigpops]

Drivers are in C:\program files (x86)\vstabi_53\driver\ after you've installed the software.

VstabiUSBdriver is for the full size vbar VstabiUSBdriver2 is for the mini vbar/kbar etc.