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Title: Can I use my laptop to fix my desktop
Post by: salwa SMZ on July 19, 2017, 02:47:02 AM

Hi everyone !

I have a window XP desktop which I want to sell, but I need to fix it first. I know how to do it by using Window command console. The problem is the keyboard has some nonfunctional letters.
I have a window 8 laptop. So I'm wondering is there a way to use my laptop, or actually the keyboard of the laptop to fix my desktop computer ?


Thanks.

Title: Re: Can I use my laptop to fix my desktop
Post by: DaveLembke on July 19, 2017, 09:11:26 AM

RealVNC installed on both would work. Its better than RDP* BUT ... Windows has to be healthy enough to allow installation of this software and able to connect to internet in order fro this to work. For RDP Windows has to be healthy enough and configured to allow RDP sessions over local network. If Windows XP, it would also have to be XP Pro and not XP Home. RealVNC will work with Home and pro, but XP Professional is the version you need for RDP sessions.

Additionally I would think you would want to get a new or used healthy keyboard for it to sell it, that is unless your selling the tower alone without keyboard/mouse and display etc.

Title: Re: Can I use my laptop to fix my desktop
Post by: patio on July 19, 2017, 09:16:11 AM

Or just get a new keyboard...

Title: Re: Can I use my laptop to fix my desktop
Post by: DaveLembke on July 19, 2017, 09:31:25 AM

Myself

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Additionally I would think you would want to get a new or used healthy keyboard for it to sell it, that is unless your selling the tower alone without keyboard/mouse and display etc.

Patio

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Or just get a new keyboard...

 ;D A healthy new or used keyboard would be best, but if your not looking to spend money the remote control sessions are there. Additionally maybe you could borrow a keyboard from someone to work on this and not spend $15 on a new cheapie.

Title: Re: Can I use my laptop to fix my desktop
Post by: salwa SMZ on July 20, 2017, 01:35:37 AM

 Thank you DaveLembke and Patio for your replays. The problem is I don't want to buy a new keyboard. I was trying to find a way around it. Apparently, there are no way around it.

 Thank you anyway.

Title: Re: Can I use my laptop to fix my desktop
Post by: strollin on July 20, 2017, 06:51:33 AM

If all you need to do is use the keyboard to make a quick fix and don't want to buy one, see if you can borrow a keyboard from a friend or relative in order to do the fix.

Title: Re: Can I use my laptop to fix my desktop
Post by: patio on July 20, 2017, 06:56:46 AM

Almost everyone i know has spare un-used keyboards...ask around.

You could also wipe the HDD and sell it that way.

Are you gonna sell it with a bum keyboard ? ?....much of this makes little sense to me.