I know there are other types of software that let you do this, and I’ve tried a few. But this method is by far the easiest to set up and requires almost no configuration.
I really like this setup, and I’ve had many people ask me about it, so I thought I would share with everyone so that you can have something like this at home.
If I’m in another room and can’t see my computer, I can use the TightVNC Viewer so that I can actually see my PC’s screen in a window as I control it. But my laptop is usually within view of my TV, so I just use Win2VNC…
Programs used for this:
On the computer to be controlled – Install a VNC SERVER, I recommend TightVNC (Free)
On the computer to be the controller – Install Win2VNC (Also free)
Both of these programs are free and are not trial versions or limited versions…
In this video, my PC is running on Windows 7 Ultimate, and my laptop is running Windows Vista Ultimate.
All the instructions are pretty much in the video, other that the installation of the software, which is pretty straightforward.
If you’re having any issues setting this up, post a comment and I’ll try to help you out.
Sorry about the couple of glitches in the video where the picture goes wonky… My laptop is running on 50Hz European power, and my TV in on 60Hz North American power through a transformer/converter, and my camera automatically tries to compensate for both at the same time…
Stats of my computers for anyone who’s interested:
PC
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Intel Core Quad-Core @ 3Ghz
8GB Ram
ASUS MB
500 GB SATA2 7200RPM HDD (OS)
250 GB SATA2 5400RPM HDD (Extra storage)
1TB Seagate Freeagent external eSATA HDD (Movie and music storage)
ATI Radeon HD 5800 (1GB) w/ HDMI out (To my TV)
LAPTOP
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit
Intel Core2 Duo (Dual-Core) @ 2.4Ghz
4GB RAM
500 GB SATA2 7200RPM HDD
NVidia GeForce 8600M GT (512MB)