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PeterM
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      19th Jun 2004
I took home a computer case, less the monitor, keyboard and mouse. I need to
take off a few programs. The only monitor I have, is a (600 pound elephant)
:-) a very heavy CRT monitor. Could I use my laptop like a monitor? Your
help is appreciated. If the answer is no, could you explain why not if you
don't mind...............Peter


 
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D.Currie
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      19th Jun 2004

"PeterM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:l9idnVuChN4SW07dRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I took home a computer case, less the monitor, keyboard and mouse. I need

to
> take off a few programs. The only monitor I have, is a (600 pound

elephant)
> :-) a very heavy CRT monitor. Could I use my laptop like a monitor? Your
> help is appreciated. If the answer is no, could you explain why not if you
> don't mind...............Peter
>
>


Probably no, because your laptop doesn't have any sort of video *in* port
that you could plug the desktop's video output into.

Do you have a spare keyboard? If you don't have one plugged in at bootup,
you may run into the wonderfully paradoxical message, "no keyboard detected.
press f1 to continue."

Also, if your plan was simply to delete programs, you could have done that
anywhere. If your plan was to transfer installed programs to a different
computer, it's not going to work anyway.


 
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PeterM
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      19th Jun 2004
It makes sense what you said about the input output logic. I guess I was
thinking that there was a cable or a box I could buy to get around this. I
took the computer home, because some programs will not uninstall. One is
Norton system works 2003, or a Norton 2003 AV program. My friends like to
install Norton AV 2004, but it will not install. The error message is that
2003 has to be uninstalled first. Since I don't know any better, and I tried
all over the PC to find an uninstall program, they use Win XP home, and I
tried the Add/Delete programs part, nothings works. Now I purchased them a
program "Win Ultra Cleaner" in hopes that it will help get rid of this
annoyance. They also had many many spy programs, I can't even tell you how
many. So many pop-ups, I would have trashed the computer. So now things look
a little better except for that pop-up of Norton..... Wish me luck, and I
appreciate your help..........Peter

"D.Currie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "PeterM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:l9idnVuChN4SW07dRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I took home a computer case, less the monitor, keyboard and mouse. I

need
> to
> > take off a few programs. The only monitor I have, is a (600 pound

> elephant)
> > :-) a very heavy CRT monitor. Could I use my laptop like a monitor?

Your
> > help is appreciated. If the answer is no, could you explain why not if

you
> > don't mind...............Peter
> >
> >

>
> Probably no, because your laptop doesn't have any sort of video *in* port
> that you could plug the desktop's video output into.
>
> Do you have a spare keyboard? If you don't have one plugged in at bootup,
> you may run into the wonderfully paradoxical message, "no keyboard

detected.
> press f1 to continue."
>
> Also, if your plan was simply to delete programs, you could have done that
> anywhere. If your plan was to transfer installed programs to a different
> computer, it's not going to work anyway.
>
>



 
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PeterM
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      19th Jun 2004
Many many thanks Ron, I appreciate you a lot for this. I guess I'm not that
good in finding this type of information on my own, I promise that I was not
lazy, I really tried..............Peter

"Ron Rector" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:FE57BF67-7514-4D22-AEC1-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> How to uninstall Norton AntiVirus 2003 or earlier by using the

Rnav2003.exe removal utility
>

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...rc=bar_sch_nam
>
>
>
> "PeterM" wrote:
>
> > It makes sense what you said about the input output logic. I guess I was
> > thinking that there was a cable or a box I could buy to get around this.

I
> > took the computer home, because some programs will not uninstall. One is
> > Norton system works 2003, or a Norton 2003 AV program. My friends like

to
> > install Norton AV 2004, but it will not install. The error message is

that
> > 2003 has to be uninstalled first. Since I don't know any better, and I

tried
> > all over the PC to find an uninstall program, they use Win XP home, and

I
> > tried the Add/Delete programs part, nothings works. Now I purchased them

a
> > program "Win Ultra Cleaner" in hopes that it will help get rid of this
> > annoyance. They also had many many spy programs, I can't even tell you

how
> > many. So many pop-ups, I would have trashed the computer. So now things

look
> > a little better except for that pop-up of Norton..... Wish me luck, and

I
> > appreciate your help..........Peter
> >
> > "D.Currie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >
> > > "PeterM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:l9idnVuChN4SW07dRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > I took home a computer case, less the monitor, keyboard and mouse. I

> > need
> > > to
> > > > take off a few programs. The only monitor I have, is a (600 pound
> > > elephant)
> > > > :-) a very heavy CRT monitor. Could I use my laptop like a monitor?

> > Your
> > > > help is appreciated. If the answer is no, could you explain why not

if
> > you
> > > > don't mind...............Peter
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Probably no, because your laptop doesn't have any sort of video *in*

port
> > > that you could plug the desktop's video output into.
> > >
> > > Do you have a spare keyboard? If you don't have one plugged in at

bootup,
> > > you may run into the wonderfully paradoxical message, "no keyboard

> > detected.
> > > press f1 to continue."
> > >
> > > Also, if your plan was simply to delete programs, you could have done

that
> > > anywhere. If your plan was to transfer installed programs to a

different
> > > computer, it's not going to work anyway.
> > >
> > >

> >
> >
> >



 
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Kenny S
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      22nd Jun 2004
you can use your laptop as a SECOND monitor though with this software:

http://www.computerboom.net/maxivista.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
_____________
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http://www.computerboom.net
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"PeterM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Many many thanks Ron, I appreciate you a lot for this. I guess I'm not

that
> good in finding this type of information on my own, I promise that I was

not
> lazy, I really tried..............Peter
>
> "Ron Rector" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:FE57BF67-7514-4D22-AEC1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > How to uninstall Norton AntiVirus 2003 or earlier by using the

> Rnav2003.exe removal utility
> >

>

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...rc=bar_sch_nam
> >
> >
> >
> > "PeterM" wrote:
> >
> > > It makes sense what you said about the input output logic. I guess I

was
> > > thinking that there was a cable or a box I could buy to get around

this.
> I
> > > took the computer home, because some programs will not uninstall. One

is
> > > Norton system works 2003, or a Norton 2003 AV program. My friends like

> to
> > > install Norton AV 2004, but it will not install. The error message is

> that
> > > 2003 has to be uninstalled first. Since I don't know any better, and I

> tried
> > > all over the PC to find an uninstall program, they use Win XP home,

and
> I
> > > tried the Add/Delete programs part, nothings works. Now I purchased

them
> a
> > > program "Win Ultra Cleaner" in hopes that it will help get rid of this
> > > annoyance. They also had many many spy programs, I can't even tell you

> how
> > > many. So many pop-ups, I would have trashed the computer. So now

things
> look
> > > a little better except for that pop-up of Norton..... Wish me luck,

and
> I
> > > appreciate your help..........Peter
> > >
> > > "D.Currie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > >
> > > > "PeterM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > > news:l9idnVuChN4SW07dRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > I took home a computer case, less the monitor, keyboard and mouse.

I
> > > need
> > > > to
> > > > > take off a few programs. The only monitor I have, is a (600 pound
> > > > elephant)
> > > > > :-) a very heavy CRT monitor. Could I use my laptop like a

monitor?
> > > Your
> > > > > help is appreciated. If the answer is no, could you explain why

not
> if
> > > you
> > > > > don't mind...............Peter
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Probably no, because your laptop doesn't have any sort of video *in*

> port
> > > > that you could plug the desktop's video output into.
> > > >
> > > > Do you have a spare keyboard? If you don't have one plugged in at

> bootup,
> > > > you may run into the wonderfully paradoxical message, "no keyboard
> > > detected.
> > > > press f1 to continue."
> > > >
> > > > Also, if your plan was simply to delete programs, you could have

done
> that
> > > > anywhere. If your plan was to transfer installed programs to a

> different
> > > > computer, it's not going to work anyway.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >

>
>



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