Hi,
I am going to have to do some research on this.
But it wont include running programs into a desktop PC
without a monitor attached.
Just out of interest, i wondered just how well i could control
a computer without a monitor attached, and i decided that if i
could get it to shut down properly, that would be as much of an
achievement as i would care to lay claim to.
Further to this, i tried out a few things.
Getting it to start properly is not really a problem, assuming
all is well it should start properly without any fuss.
Getting it to shut down properly is another thing entirely.
This is what i came up with, if others have a easier way
please post it.
1. Control+Esc will bring up the start menu.
(no matter what else is on the screen)
2. Pressing the 'u' on the keyboard will bring up the Shut down box.
3. Then pressing the 's' on the keyboard will select 'Shut down'
(one would not know which choice was made previously)
4. Then pressing the ENTER key will shut down the PC properly.
Anything more complicated than that would in my opinion be too
unreasonable to attempt. Installing VNC, or plug and play cards for
possible TV use would be out of the question.
I am sort of wondering if a floppy could be made which could be
inserted at startup, with a program on it to direct the video out
to a port, then to allow startup in dos.
Maybe the laptop could run a dos window just to display content from
the chosen port, enabling the user to check basic things in dos.
The object being to make some sort of checks on the PC using the
laptop, because the PC has no monitor.
Dunno, i will have to do some sort of research, dunno where
to start really ...
Any ideas ?
John