2007 Ford F150 Fried PCM?

Hello there. I own the Ford IDS software, and a VCM. It normally works great on most vehicles I use it on. However, I was just trying to help a buddy, and decided to check to see if his 2007 F150 needed an update. It did, so I clicked update to latest calibration, and the process started. Well, it got almost to the end of the blue progress bar, and then the system locked up, and the message saying "lost communication to VCM" came up. I tried and tried to reprogram the PCM, and even tried reprogramming it as a new module. The truck cranks, but won't start. What's strange, is that IDS establishes communication with the PCM, but it won't allow it to be reprogrammed. PLEASE HELP!