Using laptop monitor for two computers

I have a laptop with Vista. Since I don't want to buy new programs to get at
some of the data on my desktop (W2K) how can I use my laptop monitor for both
so I can clear desk space by removing the old moitor? I can't see how a KVM
switch would work for that.

Your laptop screen can only be used with the rest of
the laptop hardware its attached to. You cannot use
it as monitor for a different computer system.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"Don V" wrote:

I have a laptop with Vista. Since I don't want to buy new programs to get at
some of the data on my desktop (W2K) how can I use my laptop monitor for both
so I can clear desk space by removing the old moitor? I can't see how a KVM
switch would work for that.

Well, without using Remote desktop, or VNC, etc. software....


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
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> Your laptop screen can only be used with the rest of
> the laptop hardware its attached to. You cannot use
> it as monitor for a different computer system.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Don V" wrote:
>
> I have a laptop with Vista. Since I don't want to buy new programs to get
> at
> some of the data on my desktop (W2K) how can I use my laptop monitor for
> both
> so I can clear desk space by removing the old moitor? I can't see how a
> KVM
> switch would work for that.

"Don V" <Don V@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a laptop with Vista. Since I don't want to buy new programs to get
>at
> some of the data on my desktop (W2K) how can I use my laptop monitor for
> both
> so I can clear desk space by removing the old moitor? I can't see how a
> KVM
> switch would work for that.

Use a program like VNC.