Dell running XP is another lap top found for the Star system.

A while back I got mine from a guy in the US that buys and sets them up, I don't have his contact info but Craigslist might net some vendors.

Things I've found.

Don't use the lap top for anything other than the Star system if possible. I do have a EEPROM reader program on mine but that program is easily regenerated if needed.

There is some sort of Brazilian malware that some claim is part of the clone hack and others part of a bank number skimming system. In any event, the clone needs to do clone trickery to work.

On the lap top, disable the WI FI and make sure it stays off. I pulled the card from the multiplexer and lap top. The clones will try to call home ( Bosch ) and the system may brick once the mother ship sees a clone.

Let the lap top boot up for a while. Not only does windows need to get settled, the clone SW needs to do it's tricks.

The Star program is locked to the drive it is on, you can make a copy however it won't run unless you can make a new code.

Don't call the support # in the program it is MB / Bosch.

MB / Bosch is really missing out, if they offered the windows HHT ( Hand Held Tester for 80's / late 90's cars ) at reasonable cost they could sell and make a profit.

Last I knew, a supported star was $ 20 K buy in + $ 6 K per year. Yes, there are development costs and the factory does not want to affect the dealer network too much, but there isn't much dealer traffic for 20 year old cars.