RE: How to use a Laptop as a monitor

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Hi Dennis,

Once you have plugged your monitor cable in try the Function key on the
laptop and hold down and press either F4 or F5 to recive signal, worked for
me!

"Dennis1979TS" wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I have two Laptops and a desktop Pc, all running Windows XP with SP2
> installed.
>
> Is there any way, how I can use the laptops screen as a monitor for my
> desktop PC?
>
> Dennis
.



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