Best (workable) diagnostic/options cable to buy

[Ant]

I thought there was a few links on here for these but I could not find anything really relevant using 'search'

Ages ago I bought a cable from www.bcables.com (though I thought it was bmcables !! ) the thing has never been near my car as I cannot even get it to load onto my laptop, the little light on the cable does not even light up, and the supplier is f@@@ing useless and never replies to any emails.

I have had a little search on eBay and they all seem to be like the cable I already have so I don't really want to go down that route again. When I was originally looking at buying one I thought I remembered terms like 1.04.00 but I chose this other cable. now I regret that I thought I would try the other option but as stated I am struggling to remember the full details or any links to previous discussions.

So, what is the best, most useable (to a novice) diagnostic cable out there ? Would like to turn 'auto locking' on my car 'on' and check to see if all my ignition coils are working fully...

Cheers

[X5Sport]

Look for scanner 1.4.0.

You need XP for a lot if these things though, or a virtual machine.  Check for Windows 7 compatibility.  There are a number of threads in here covering it.

Richard

[Ant]

Cheers, I will re-search for scanner 1.4.0
I was on XP when that last cable proved useless, now I am on W7 so I will have to bear that in mind