Does someone have a bootleged or old version versions of this deal?

You probably don't want to ask that question on a public forum, what with all of us law abiding citizens around here and the occasional legal attorney surfing the web hoping to find someone to cover his retainer.

Occasionally Vadis CDs and DVDs turn up on eBay and some are current, some are expired. I can't speak for the legitimacy or legality of the sellers since you're not buying it directly from Volvo and they could be illegal copies (and some are from service shops that have gone out of buisness). Theoretically, an older expired verion of Vadis could be run in stand-alone mode if you installed it on a computer with it's clock turned back. However, if you don't have the administrative password (which are particular to the CD/DVD that you're trying to install from), the discs are about as useful as beverage coasters.

I would also advise against attempting to "turn-the-clock-back" after you've installed a subscription based software package. Most of them have a security protocal in their code that will freak out if it finds itself existing in the past. It knows that time is linear and progressive in one direction... I know a mechanic who tried this on a Mitchel subscription with unfortunate results.

There is another program that my local Volvo dealer recently began using on some of their parts counter terminals. I've never seen it before and it's not from Volvo, Mitchel, or AllData. I'll inquire about it and post what I find.

God bless,
Fitz Fitzgerald.
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'87 Blue 240 Wagon, 252k miles.
'88 Black 780, PRV-6, 146k miles.