Been looking at a second hand pc tablet running windows 98 and was wondering if the latest versions of vag com will run on 98???

Looks like it will, but I think XP or higher is best, esp with USB.

Ross-Tech: VAG-COM: FAQ Page 1

i currently use a laptop with xp, just thinking if it works with no probs on a tablet then its something that can be chucked into the back of the car and there if anyone else needs anything done

As cjb stated, it should work with a serial interface for sure. USB support back then was iffy and no promises if you are trying to run USB. The program should work fine on Windows 98.

-Bruce-

Ross-Tech, LLC

For USB it would ay least need to be Windows 98SE.

i beleive it is win98se

USB support started with Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), VAG-COM does work fine with those but we usually recommend Windows XP. In combination with older PCs or Laptops you may find that they have a serial port so we would recommend getting a serial interface instead.

Currently it looks like we will stop supporting Windows 95 and NT4 support for VAG-COM, but it should not be a problem to get a decent laptop which runs Windows 98SE or even Windows 2000.

cheers, i dont really want to spend more than £100 on a cheap laptop which will sit in the boot and needs to be cheap in case it gets broken/stolen as i dont want my main one used.