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      07-07-2018, 12:32 PM   #58
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Originally Posted by bbnks2 View Post
I've never bothered installing BMW tools on a standalone machine and I've never had issues. I think that is just fearmongering or past wisdoms before revisions were made to bring the software up to speed with modern operating systems.

You can get windows 10 versions of rheingold for free. Bimmer geeks offers a download link. It's a standalone program.
Thanks for the feedback.
I found that link. Haven't downloaded it yet but it seems to be ISTA/D. My understanding is that ISTA/D will register a battery but not code. For coding I think ISTA/P is needed?

I'm starting to wonder if the INPA suite isn't the easier way. After looking into it for awhile it doesn't seem as difficult as first glance. Do you know if it needs a standalone machine or will setting up a VM work well enough?
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