Alan G H Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Good morning all. Can anyone tell me if Forscan will run on a Chromebook laptop? My old Windows 7 laptop (upgraded to Windows 10) will soon no longer be supported by Microsoft, as it cannot be upgraded to Windows 11. I am considering buying a Chromebook to replace it, but, before I make a final decision, would like to know if anyone has run Forscan successfully on one? Thanks, Alan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL123 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Still have Forscan running on a win XP laptop I think 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 It only runs on Windows. Can’t you just keep your old laptop offline for Forscan? Then use your Chromebook for online stuff. Also, you do have another 18 months before support for Win 10 is discontinued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan G H Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 21 hours ago, alexp999 said: It only runs on Windows. Can’t you just keep your old laptop offline for Forscan? Then use your Chromebook for online stuff. Also, you do have another 18 months before support for Win 10 is discontinued. Thanks for that info, seems as if that's what I will have to do. I was just thinking ahead really, my old laptop is 12 years old, so I know it's not going to last for ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 23 hours ago, Alan G H said: Forscan will run on a Chromebook laptop? My old Windows 7 laptop Chromebook, no. Why not buy the phone version of FORScan (£7) and use the vLinker dongle? It will do everything that the windows version does except that you can't make programming changes. You can still see and clear DTC's and also reset service indicators. Dongles: vLinker FD, for android phone: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vgate-Bluetooth-vLinker-Scanner-Diagnostic/dp/B08H82WC8L?th=1 vLinker FD+, for iPhone: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vgate-Bluetooth-vLinker-Scanner-Diagnostic/dp/B08H8JHWP2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan G H Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 7 hours ago, unofix said: Chromebook, no. Why not buy the phone version of FORScan (£7) and use the vLinker dongle? It will do everything that the windows version does except that you can't make programming changes. You can still see and clear DTC's and also reset service indicators. Dongles: vLinker FD, for android phone: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vgate-Bluetooth-vLinker-Scanner-Diagnostic/dp/B08H82WC8L?th=1 vLinker FD+, for iPhone: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vgate-Bluetooth-vLinker-Scanner-Diagnostic/dp/B08H8JHWP2 My phone is also ancient, I don't think it would be capable of running this! Thanks for your reply, I'll bear this in mind when/if my phone dies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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