what kind of cable do I need to use one laptop as a screen foranother?

[Joe]

my laptop screen just went dead and I'd like to use the screen of
another laptop temporarily is that possible? I don't have a monitor.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

my laptop screen just went dead and I'd like to use the screen of
another laptop temporarily is that possible? I don't have a monitor.

You need to borrow a screen for a day or two so that
you can set up the problem machine as a host for
Remote Desktop (if it runs WinXP Professional) or
for WinVNC (if it's WinXP Home). You then need
to connect the two machines with a cross-over CAT5
network cable.

Post again if you need further instructions.

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Joe" <[email protected]>

| my laptop screen just went dead and I'd like to use the screen of
| another laptop temporarily is that possible? I don't have a monitor.

You can't. Such a cable doesn't exuist as both notebook VGA ports are output devices.

Get an external monitor, fix the notebook display or use Remote Control software over IP.

 

[NoConsequence]

my laptop screen just went dead and I'd like to use the screen of
another laptop temporarily is that possible? I don't have a monitor.

Why ask HERE? What does this have to do, in any way, with XP?
NOTHING. It is purely hardware related.

Ask elsewhere

 

[Malke]

Why ask HERE? What does this have to do, in any way, with XP?
NOTHING. It is purely hardware related.

Ask elsewhere

Why post HERE? Your answer has nothing to do with helping people. NOTHING.

Post elsewhere.


Malke