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Can I use my laptop's LCD screen as a monitor on my PC?

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> From: A Computer User
> Sent: September 24, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Can I use my laptop's LCD screen as a monitor on my PC?
>
> Leo,

> I have an old but working Windows 98 Laptop and I would like
> to use its LCD screen for my Windows XP desktop PC. Is there
> any way to do this?

You might be able to use remote desktop on the Win98 machine to
connect to the Windows XP box if it's running XP Pro. I'm not
aware of a way to use the laptop's screen as *the* monitor connected
to the desktop.

Thanks for asking!

Leo

Article 791 | Category: Hardware

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