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May 25th 09, 01:44 PM
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Use of laptop as a monitor
Can I use my laptop (WinXP SP3) simply as a monitor for a desktop PC (also
WinXP SP3) ? If so, what connections are necesary? Jim Hawkins 
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May 25th 09, 02:23 PM
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Jim Hawkins wrote:
Can I use my laptop (WinXP SP3) simply as a monitor for a desktop PC (also WinXP SP3) ? If so, what connections are necesary? No. Not in the way you probably are thinking and not natively by any means. Now - you can use software to sort-of make this happen. http://blogs.msdn.com/jonathanh/arch.../07/85668.aspx Now is a great time to point you to one of the easiest ways to find information on problems you may be having and solutions others have found: Search using Google! http://www.google.com/ (How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html ) Example, searching for: use laptop as monitor http://www.google.com/search?q=use+laptop+as+monitor Could have found you the above page. ;-) And this one: http://thevistaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=7833 -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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Jim Hawkins wrote:
Can I use my laptop (WinXP SP3) simply as a monitor for a desktop PC (also WinXP SP3) ? If so, what connections are necesary? No. Not in the way you probably are thinking and not natively by any means. Now - you can use software to sort-of make this happen. http://blogs.msdn.com/jonathanh/arch.../07/85668.aspx Now is a great time to point you to one of the easiest ways to find information on problems you may be having and solutions others have found: Search using Google! http://www.google.com/ (How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html ) Example, searching for: use laptop as monitor http://www.google.com/search?q=use+laptop+as+monitor Could have found you the above page. ;-) And this one: http://thevistaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=7833 -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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May 25th 09, 08:13 PM
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"Jim Hawkins" wrote in message
... Can I use my laptop (WinXP SP3) simply as a monitor for a desktop PC (also WinXP SP3) ? If so, what connections are necesary? If you want to use the laptop to control the desktop, a Remote Desktop Connection seems t he simplest route. If both have wireless cards, you can just sit on the living room couch and control the office desktop. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
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May 25th 09, 08:13 PM
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Use of laptop as a monitor
"Jim Hawkins" wrote in message
... Can I use my laptop (WinXP SP3) simply as a monitor for a desktop PC (also WinXP SP3) ? If so, what connections are necesary? If you want to use the laptop to control the desktop, a Remote Desktop Connection seems t he simplest route. If both have wireless cards, you can just sit on the living room couch and control the office desktop. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
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May 25th 09, 08:53 PM
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Use of laptop as a monitor
"Jim Hawkins" wrote in message ... Can I use my laptop (WinXP SP3) simply as a monitor for a desktop PC (also WinXP SP3) ? If so, what connections are necesary? Jim Hawkins You can with this: http://www.maxivista.com/
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May 25th 09, 08:53 PM
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Use of laptop as a monitor
"Jim Hawkins" wrote in message ... Can I use my laptop (WinXP SP3) simply as a monitor for a desktop PC (also WinXP SP3) ? If so, what connections are necesary? Jim Hawkins You can with this: http://www.maxivista.com/
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