Hello,

I am looking for some free scanner software for use with my HP Laptop running Win2000. I have an AKM Cable. I downloaded Craig motes's software and it won't run with the newer OS I have. I then downloaded WinALDL and it works well but is too slow and not enough information for me. I hope to find a good diagnostic software for my setup. I use the 165 ECM.

Thanx, Tom

 

Get rid of 2000 and install windows 98 and run the moates software.

 

How about windows NT? Will that work? Replacing windows 200 with 98 is not an option for this laptop. I can barrow a laptop with NT though.

 

You can probably use Moates scanner if you start the laptop from a bootable DOS floppy disk. You will not be able to log data to a Win NT/2000/XP hard disk but the scanner should work.

 

how do you make a bootable dos floppy?

 

Check out these web sites- http://www.moates.net or http://www.answersthatwork.com I haven't done it yet but these sites should steer you in the right direction.

 

First find a Win95, Win98 or DOS computer.

Open a DOS window and type:

format a: /s

and hit [enter]. This will create a bootable DOS floppy. Then you copy Coates software to the disk.

 

XP will create a bootable DOS floppy too. If you are really lazy e-mail me and I will send you an image of a bootable floppy.