i have my laptop but want to get some school files from my old desktop. I dont have a monitor so i can go about it the normal route. is their any way i can hook up my desktop thru my laptop. if so can some explain how to do that? thanks

11/28/2005 9:07:09 PM

if you have the right cable you could make the screen show up on your laptop like it's a presentation and transfer them to a disk or something...or if you have the files shared you could connect them with an ethernet cable and get them that way i guess

11/28/2005 9:10:16 PM

easiest would possibly be to get an external drive case for the desktop's hdd, given the desktop doesnt have a monitor..

11/28/2005 9:22:59 PM

How "old" is the desktop? What operating system is on it? Does it have a CD burner of any sort? Does it have USB? Does it have an ethernet port on it? What operating system is on the laptop?

Couple options:

1) External USB Case. Put your desktop hard drive in an external USB case and hook that up to a laptop USB port. Probably not the best option.

2) Monitor + Remote Desktop. Borrow a monitor from a roommate/suitemate/somebody in your apartment complex and setup remote desktop on your laptop. Be wary of what network you plug your old computer though.

3) Monitor + USB Stick. If your old desktop has USB, this would be the easiest route.

11/29/2005 7:02:35 AM

or get a patch cable

or connect both computers to a router

11/29/2005 11:35:06 AM

http://www.cellarstoneindia.com/cable_pdf/Direct_Crossover-_Windows_XP_To_Windows_XP.pdf

(assuming both are running xp, but shouldnt be too different for other windows versions)

[Edited on November 30, 2005 at 12:20 AM. Reason : .]

11/30/2005 12:20:14 AM