low cost VAG solutions
#11
01-13-2014, 02:40 PM
Install a partition on the hard drive and install the basic drivers needed and your good to go.
If that doesn't work you have Linux, Win 7, Win 8. The list goes on.
It might be smart to invest in a computer you can use for more than 3-4 years though. People replace computers like phones these days. When a new one comes out, out with the old in with the new, when the computer is perfectly fine.
If that doesn't work you have Linux, Win 7, Win 8. The list goes on.
It might be smart to invest in a computer you can use for more than 3-4 years though. People replace computers like phones these days. When a new one comes out, out with the old in with the new, when the computer is perfectly fine.
#13
01-14-2014, 01:09 PM
foos,
I'm sure CL has plenty of cheap laptops. Anything with XP or newer will be just fine, regardless of the hardware.
If you do buy one, PM me and I'll help you tune it for max performance (no matter which OS you buy it with).
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I'm sure CL has plenty of cheap laptops. Anything with XP or newer will be just fine, regardless of the hardware.
If you do buy one, PM me and I'll help you tune it for max performance (no matter which OS you buy it with).
.
#14
01-14-2014, 01:56 PM
VAG-COM doesn't run on WIN 7 or later (at least the older version for my 96) software or its really painfull to setup to run on the current operating systems. Thats why I have an old HP laptop with XP on it and the only software on it is VAG-COM and an OBD program for reading codes on all my other cars.
#15
01-15-2014, 08:21 AM
VAG-COM doesn't run on WIN 7 or later (at least the older version for my 96) software or its really painfull to setup to run on the current operating systems. Thats why I have an old HP laptop with XP on it and the only software on it is VAG-COM and an OBD program for reading codes on all my other cars.
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#17
01-15-2014, 03:08 PM
I tried compatibility mode and everything else I've looked up on the internet, still wouldn't work. Maybe its the USB drivers for my cable, but it won't connect to the car in anything after XP.
#18
01-15-2014, 03:25 PM
Maybe you're not running the latest version. Ross Tech's website says VCDS is compatible up to windows 8.
"Release 12.12 works with Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 8.1 (both 32-bit and 64-bit)"
Ross-Tech: VCDS: Downloads: Current Release and Manual
"Release 12.12 works with Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 8.1 (both 32-bit and 64-bit)"
Ross-Tech: VCDS: Downloads: Current Release and Manual
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