Okay for anyone following this thread and being maybe scared off Fanatec wheels because of it, this is the final outcome. Our man used his mates laptop and the upgrade took first time, seems his PC is not in the best of health and that was the root of the issue.
Only mod I have seen to date, not for the faint hearted not the CSW rim don't think that has been done. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnRWu5rzZUk
Okay for anyone following this thread and being maybe scared off Fanatec wheels because of it, this is the final outcome. Our man used his mates laptop and the upgrade took first time, seems his PC is not in the best of health and that was the root of the issue.