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What to do with a notebook that has a dead LCD?

Recently, my Sony VAIO PCG-748's LCD monitor is flicking away. While flickering, it creates a buzzing sound much like a loose lightbulb filament. It seems that the LCD will die rather soon. So, I've been contemplating what I could do with this notebook computer after the LCD dies.

Although this Sony VAIO PCG-748 is a rather slow computer, it still runs Windows XP rather well. And with the advancement of remote computing, accessing it remotely through is now a cakewalk. Maybe it's time this notebook becomes one of my minion computers; doing chores in the background while I access it remotely from other computers.

You can do the same with your notebook computer, which the LCD monitor has died, or even if it hasn't. In fact, it's a good idea to turn on the Remote Desktop service before the LCD dies. This document will show you how to set it up for remote computing.

Enabling Remote Desktop

The first thing to do is to enable Remote Desktop. First, click on the "Start" button. Then right click on "My Computer". Select "Properties" to bring up the "System Properties" dialog box. Click on the "Remote" tab. Now, check the box that says, "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer. Finally, click the "OK" button to finish.

Setting up a Remote Login User

In order to remote login to your computer, your user account must have a password. If your user login has a password, then this step is done and you don't have to do anything. But if your user account do not have a password associated to it, you have two options: 1) add a password to your existing user account; or 2) create a new password protected account specifically for logging in remotely.

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