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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by DaveD9664, Sep 10, 2017.

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  1. DaveD9664

    DaveD9664 New Member

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    Hey friends,

    Some of the amazon reviews for these bootleg mini VCIs are freaking me out, saying they have viruses on the disks, etc.

    Can anyone link me to the specific on they've bought and used with success?

    Preferably without a virtual manager and just straight up with a windows 7 computer.
     
    #1 DaveD9664, Sep 10, 2017
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    ericbecky Hybrid Battery Hero

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    Step 1, buy an old Xp laptop. Do not connect it to the internet.

    Step 2 load any of the bootleg techstream on it.

    There, no need to worry if it had virus or not. It us it's own self contained setup.

    Cheaper and less stressful than getting your main computer killed by a random virus. Easy to load software onto.

    Cost you less then $50 I bet.
     
    #2 ericbecky, Sep 10, 2017
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