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muppetds · 2011-10-26 14:43:21

As some if you might know im getting a macbook pro smile
but i would like to keep my old windows xp laptop as a 2nd screen for mac and when i press a key on my keyboard the screens switch to windows os
FREE software please
I can use a wired/less local network connection between the 2 computers

THANKS

half_life_2 · 2011-10-26 15:18:49

Macbook? You know that.. You can buy a Windows 7 laptop with better hardware and cheaper?

poopo · 2011-10-26 15:24:10

half_life_2 wrote:
Macbook? You know that.. You can buy a Windows 7 laptop with better hardware and cheaper?

undefeatedgames · 2011-10-26 15:44:32

I wrote:
Windows 7 laptop? You know that.. You can buy a Macbook with better hardware but more expensive?

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muppetds · 2011-10-26 23:55:08

undefeatedgames wrote:
I wrote:
Windows 7 laptop? You know that.. You can buy a Macbook with better hardware but more expensive?

+1
anyway it not that im getting a mac that i want to talk about

jji7skyline · 2011-10-27 00:33:30

muppetds wrote:
undefeatedgames wrote:
I wrote:
Windows 7 laptop? You know that.. You can buy a Macbook with better hardware but more expensive?
+1
anyway it not that im getting a mac that i want to talk about

Agreed. smile

I've been looking around for one of these I also have a xp laptop next to my iMac. Sadly I've only found one for using a windows laptop as a monitor for a windows system which doesn't even work ( I used bootcamp to test it ) called MaxiVista. tongue

Synergy and Sharemouse are both good for sharing one mouse between the two, but synergy doesn't work for me and sharemouse is commercial. big_smile

Overall it's just lose-lose

Sorry... but if you do find something that works, be sure to let me know smile

meowmeow55 · 2011-10-27 00:55:53

jji7skyline wrote:
Synergy and Sharemouse are both good for sharing one mouse between the two, but synergy doesn't work for me and sharemouse is commercial.

Did you try Synergy+? And there's another program called InputDirector that I've tried.

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jji7skyline · 2011-10-27 02:10:04

meowmeow55 wrote:
jji7skyline wrote:
Synergy and Sharemouse are both good for sharing one mouse between the two, but synergy doesn't work for me and sharemouse is commercial.
Did you try Synergy+? And there's another program called InputDirector that I've tried.

I've tried synergy in many forms smile

I'l try that

bbbeb · 2011-10-27 02:10:48

undefeatedgames wrote:
I wrote:
Windows 7 laptop? You know that.. You can buy a Macbook with better hardware but more expensive?

Uh, Mac requires the hard disk to be formatted in a certain way or else you're screwed, and the fact that certain parts for the MacBook are completely super-sensitive, a Windows 7 laptop would still be much better.

jji7skyline · 2011-10-27 02:13:26

bbbeb wrote:
undefeatedgames wrote:
I wrote:
Windows 7 laptop? You know that.. You can buy a Macbook with better hardware but more expensive?
Uh, Mac requires the hard disk to be formatted in a certain way or else you're screwed, and the fact that certain parts for the MacBook are completely super-sensitive, a Windows 7 laptop would still be much better.

You mean HFS+? Windows requires a specific format called NTFS or it's screwed tongue

And MacBooks are discontinued. He means macbook pro. Macbook Pro is tougher than any PC laptop I've ever seen or used wink

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muppetds · 2011-10-27 03:42:00

jji7skyline wrote:
muppetds wrote:
undefeatedgames wrote:

+1
anyway it not that im getting a mac that i want to talk about
Agreed.

I've been looking around for one of these I also have a xp laptop next to my iMac. Sadly I've only found one for using a windows laptop as a monitor for a windows system which doesn't even work ( I used bootcamp to test it ) called MaxiVista.

Synergy and Sharemouse are both good for sharing one mouse between the two, but synergy doesn't work for me and sharemouse is commercial.

Overall it's just lose-lose

Sorry... but if you do find something that works, be sure to let me know

YES SIR

16Skittles · 2011-10-27 07:58:16

Umm, If you are using this as a LAPTOP (portable), why not just dual boot it? If you have a big enough hard drive why bother with this? It's just a pain to carry two laptops with you. If you are using it as a home computer like we do (I have one laptop for portability (2003 Sony VAIO) I share one laptop for home (Gateway) and one desktop for home (HP)) then I can understand what you're trying to do.

muppetds · 2011-10-27 08:00:04

Bumpitybump

muppetds · 2011-10-27 08:01:43

16Skittles wrote:
Umm, If you are using this as a LAPTOP (portable), why not just dual boot it? If you have a big enough hard drive why bother with this? It's just a pain to carry two laptops with you. If you are using it as a home computer like we do (I have one laptop for portability (2003 Sony VAIO) I share one laptop for home (Gateway) and one desktop for home (HP)) then I can understand what you're trying to do.

1 main computer downstairs
mac for portatabilty
Sony vaio for extra screen and windows

stevetheipad · 2011-10-27 10:35:11

Ah, cool! Me too, what model of the MBP?

rabbit1131 · 2011-10-27 10:59:33

half_life_2 wrote:
Macbook? You know that.. You can buy a Windows 7 laptop with better hardware and cheaper?

+1

muppetds · 2011-10-27 13:45:33

stevetheipad wrote:
Ah, cool! Me too, what model of the MBP?

lastest 15.4" 2.2 ghz quad core

Harakou · 2011-10-27 15:33:07

Hey guys, just jumping in to ask you to please, please refrain from posting comments regarding his choice of laptop. This isn't about Macbooks vs another kind of laptop, so let's not turn it into an argument about that, okay?

As for your question, I don't know, sorry. I've been looking for the same thing so I could use my old laptop as a second monitor for my desktop, but so far everything I've found either doesn't work very well or is expensive. hmm

muppetds · 2011-10-27 15:39:30

Harakou wrote:
Hey guys, just jumping in to ask you to please, please refrain from posting comments regarding his choice of laptop. This isn't about Macbooks vs another kind of laptop, so let's not turn it into an argument about that, okay?

As for your question, I don't know, sorry. I've been looking for the same thing so I could use my old laptop as a second monitor for my desktop, but so far everything I've found either doesn't work very well or is expensive.

+1

muppetds · 2011-10-27 15:41:37

sharemouse seems to be the best thing at the momennt

muppetds · 2011-10-28 02:33:27

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