[Wilbur]

Hi, I have an old Windows 98 Packard bell PC which is dumped in the corner of the playroom. I am loath to get rid of it as it has loads of photos on, some of which I fear may not be elsewhere yet, but I could really do with the space that the huge monitor takes up.

Can I somehow attach it to my laptop and use that as a monitor? If I do this is there any risk of causing damage to the laptop. I would only want to do it long enough to browse through the photos.

If I can't do it I shall just have to put up with the monitor long enough to check all the photos and get them on a disc.

Thanks for your time.

[Me__2001]

unfortunately laptops can only output their display onto a monitor (well as far as i am aware anyway)

your alternatives are to get a flat screen monitor as it'll take up less space than the old CRT, most LCD tv's will have an PC input so you could use that if you have one already?

or you can buy an external hard drive to put all of the photos on and then you can hook it up to your laptop when you want to look at them.

[Madxgraphics]

Here my idea...Have a loo at <a href="http://www.usbnow.co.uk/External_Hard_Drives/c10/index.html?gclid=COrix4yVypcCFRpUEAodaF9SSA">this</a. Site and buy yourself a USB external HDD case..Stip out the HDD from 98 machine and fit it to HDD case...Then extract all the photos and data you need from the 98 HDD to your laptop..Then reformat external HDD...There ya go Bobs your uncle, you have the photo's you want plus a new extranl HDD for any sort of storage you want...

[floppybootstomp]

Assuming both machines have an Ethernet port and are both using a version of Windows why not just get a crossover ethernet cable and network them? That way you could transfer the photos acroos to the laptop or just view them at your leisure.

And by doing that you could throw away the CRT monitor.

Or you could just get a memory stick, say 4Gb, and put all the pix on that.

[Wilbur]

Originally Posted by floppybootstomp

Assuming both machines have an Ethernet port and are both using a version of Windows .

Not sure, I do have several ports on my laptop, except for the three USb ports, haven't got a clue what they are, i'll have a look at what one looks like.

[Madxgraphics]

Originally Posted by Wilbur

Not sure, I do have several ports on my laptop, except for the three USb ports, haven't got a clue what they are, i'll have a look at what one looks like.

Here's what they look like....

[Waynos_Face]

Have a couple of spare crossover cables if you require one???

£1.50 to cover the postage and its yours.

[feckit]

Or buy from Maplins, PCWorld or a local PC shop.

[Me__2001]

Originally Posted by Madxgraphics

Here's what they look like....

those are USB and and an S-Video out!?

this is an ethernet port

[Madxgraphics]

Originally Posted by Me__2001

those are USB and and an S-Video out!?

this is an ethernet port

Shoot me in the hand for miss reading...Guess what, you can get a USB cross over to...