One Monitor Two PC's

Posted: 07-17-2007, 08:40 PM
I bought a new PC with Vista (POS). I am unable to use most of my programs
so networking does not fill all my needs. Is there a way to share keyboard,
mouse and monitor between two PC's (primarily the monitor). Desk space is at
a premium. The old PC is running Windows 2000 Pro and I cannot use remote
access.
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Re: One Monitor Two PC's
Posted: 07-17-2007, 08:43 PM
Yes, it's called a KVM. A Google search will yield results.

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"Jorge" <Jorge@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I bought a new PC with Vista (POS). I am unable to use most of my programs
> so networking does not fill all my needs. Is there a way to share
> keyboard,
> mouse and monitor between two PC's (primarily the monitor). Desk space is
> at
> a premium. The old PC is running Windows 2000 Pro and I cannot use remote
> access.
> --
> Life is not a banquet; it is a covered dish dinner. What do you bring to
> the table?

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Re: One Monitor Two PC's
Posted: 07-17-2007, 09:02 PM
Thank you. When I was young (er?) HiFi was the thing. Switching and sharing
components (peripherals) was the thing - "spaghetti hell". Paralell
reasoning led me to think that it would be possible with PC's. Thanks again.
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"Dave B." wrote:
> Yes, it's called a KVM. A Google search will yield results.
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> "Jorge" <Jorge@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> >I bought a new PC with Vista (POS). I am unable to use most of my programs
> > so networking does not fill all my needs. Is there a way to share
> > keyboard,
> > mouse and monitor between two PC's (primarily the monitor). Desk space is
> > at
> > a premium. The old PC is running Windows 2000 Pro and I cannot use remote
> > access.
> > --
> > Life is not a banquet; it is a covered dish dinner. What do you bring to
> > the table?
>
>
>
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Re: One Monitor Two PC's
Posted: 11-27-2007, 03:35 PM
I have been trying to find out if I can use a KVM switch between Vista and
XP. I have one monitor, keyboard, mouse, and printer. Can someone please
help?

"Dave B." wrote:
> Yes, it's called a KVM. A Google search will yield results.
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> "Jorge" <Jorge@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C41EEEDE-4CE5-4282-B91D-B13F970782E1@microsoft.com...
> >I bought a new PC with Vista (POS). I am unable to use most of my programs
> > so networking does not fill all my needs. Is there a way to share
> > keyboard,
> > mouse and monitor between two PC's (primarily the monitor). Desk space is
> > at
> > a premium. The old PC is running Windows 2000 Pro and I cannot use remote
> > access.
> > --
> > Life is not a banquet; it is a covered dish dinner. What do you bring to
> > the table?
>
>
>
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Re: One Monitor Two PC's
Posted: 11-28-2007, 01:35 AM
Hi,

I do it with XP/Vista/Linux boxes. The KVM switch isn't OS dependent.

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"Toots" <Toots@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have been trying to find out if I can use a KVM switch between Vista and
> XP. I have one monitor, keyboard, mouse, and printer. Can someone please
> help?
>
> "Dave B." wrote:
>
>> Yes, it's called a KVM. A Google search will yield results.
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>> "Jorge" <Jorge@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C41EEEDE-4CE5-4282-B91D-B13F970782E1@microsoft.com...
>> >I bought a new PC with Vista (POS). I am unable to use most of my
>> >programs
>> > so networking does not fill all my needs. Is there a way to share
>> > keyboard,
>> > mouse and monitor between two PC's (primarily the monitor). Desk space
>> > is
>> > at
>> > a premium. The old PC is running Windows 2000 Pro and I cannot use
>> > remote
>> > access.
>> > --
>> > Life is not a banquet; it is a covered dish dinner. What do you bring
>> > to
>> > the table?
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Re: One Monitor Two PC's
Posted: 11-28-2007, 01:58 AM
Same here. KVMs are not OS dependent. Just make sure you get one
that supports the mouse/keyboard connection you have. I've found that
KVMs with PS/2 connections do not like the USB to PS/2 adapter on the
console ports.

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:35:05 -0500, "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org>
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>I do it with XP/Vista/Linux boxes. The KVM switch isn't OS dependent.
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Re: One Monitor Two PC's
Posted: 11-28-2007, 03:16 AM
Agreed, indeed they don't like those.

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"Brett I. Holcomb" <brettholcomb@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> Same here. KVMs are not OS dependent. Just make sure you get one
> that supports the mouse/keyboard connection you have. I've found that
> KVMs with PS/2 connections do not like the USB to PS/2 adapter on the
> console ports.
>
> On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:35:05 -0500, "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I do it with XP/Vista/Linux boxes. The KVM switch isn't OS dependent.
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RE: One Monitor Two PC's
Posted: 07-17-2007, 08:48 PM
Hi Jorge,

You may need a KVM switch. Find out about this, here:

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/K/KVM_switch.html

Happy hunting.
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"Jorge" wrote:
> I bought a new PC with Vista (POS). I am unable to use most of my programs
> so networking does not fill all my needs. Is there a way to share keyboard,
> mouse and monitor between two PC's (primarily the monitor). Desk space is at
> a premium. The old PC is running Windows 2000 Pro and I cannot use remote
> access.
> --
> Life is not a banquet; it is a covered dish dinner. What do you bring to
> the table?
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Re: One Monitor Two PC's
Posted: 07-17-2007, 08:50 PM
KVM switch
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&CMP=KNC-GOOGL




"Jorge" <Jorge@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I bought a new PC with Vista (POS). I am unable to use most of my programs
> so networking does not fill all my needs. Is there a way to share
> keyboard,
> mouse and monitor between two PC's (primarily the monitor). Desk space is
> at
> a premium. The old PC is running Windows 2000 Pro and I cannot use remote
> access.
> --
> Life is not a banquet; it is a covered dish dinner. What do you bring to
> the table?
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Dominic Payer
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Re: One Monitor Two PC's
Posted: 07-18-2007, 12:09 AM
If your primary need is to share the monitor and the monitor has two inputs
you can connect one to each of the PCs and switch the input manually at the
monitor.

Otherwise, you need a KVM switch. Be sure it has the correct inputs - USB or
PS2 - for the mouse and keyboard connections you use and that it has
sufficient bandwidth for the monitor. Cheap KVM switches are unlikely to be
able to handle the data streams for a high resolution monitor. Some switches
can also switch the sound so speakers can be shared.



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>I bought a new PC with Vista (POS). I am unable to use most of my programs
> so networking does not fill all my needs. Is there a way to share
> keyboard,
> mouse and monitor between two PC's (primarily the monitor). Desk space is
> at
> a premium. The old PC is running Windows 2000 Pro and I cannot use remote
> access.
> --
> Life is not a banquet; it is a covered dish dinner. What do you bring to
> the table?
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