I have a desktop where I do most of my work, an old laptop, and an old
monitor. I want to be able get rid of my old monitor, get a new
laptop, and use my laptop as the monitor for the desktop. Is there any
way I can do this?


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The short answer to your question is . . . no.

Not with old stuff, and it depends on your video card rather than your
desktop. You did not mention what video card you have in the desktop but I
bet it is an old one. Any laptop you buy today will allow you to connect to
another monitor or TV. If you are trying to cut corners financially, I would
say you are wasting your time and your money. You more than likely are going
to have to buy a new video card for your desktop to get your laptop to do
what you are wanting to do.

"Johan M" <Johan.M.20qa7m@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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> I have a desktop where I do most of my work, an old laptop, and an old
> monitor. I want to be able get rid of my old monitor, get a new
> laptop, and use my laptop as the monitor for the desktop. Is there any
> way I can do this?
>
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You would need to network them together and buy something like this
http://www.maxivista.com/

Johan M wrote:

> I have a desktop where I do most of my work, an old laptop, and an old
> monitor. I want to be able get rid of my old monitor, get a new
> laptop, and use my laptop as the monitor for the desktop. Is there any
> way I can do this?
>
>

Symantec also makes pcanywhere, but I did not mention this method because
both are very slow and require money, which I would assume he is trying to
save.

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> You would need to network them together and buy something like this
> http://www.maxivista.com/
>
> Johan M wrote:
>
>> I have a desktop where I do most of my work, an old laptop, and an old
>> monitor. I want to be able get rid of my old monitor, get a new
>> laptop, and use my laptop as the monitor for the desktop. Is there any
>> way I can do this?
>>
>>
>