In article <8b416ef14e.jaycee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, JayCee <jaygcee@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In message <4ef1669f6bbadger.sett@xxxxxxxxxx> Richard Brock > <badger.sett@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > In article <da6858f14e.jaycee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, JayCee > > <jaygcee@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> I now have to take a decision which I never wanted to take and that > >> is whether to change completely to Windows XP as I cannot justify > >> running two seperate systems and I have a lot of input come in the > >> form of DOC and XLS files these days as well as having to use > >> windows for web browsing to be reliable. > > > > I was in a similar position a couple of years ago. My problem was > > desktop space (lack of). The solution I discovered then and still use > > very happily (amongst other plusses - retaining e-mail on Pluto... > > bliss!) is a Linksys KVM splitter which allows both the PC and the > > RPC to share the same keyboard and screen... just double click the > > 'Scroll Lock' button to switch between the two. Maybe utterly > > irrelevant to your situation, but thought I'd mention it in case! > > > Sounds worth looking at thanks - what sort of cash are we looking at? £25ish... sometimes cheaper on e-bay... do a google for Linksys KVM and you'll get an idea... I now have two Linksys KVM2KITUK units on two pairs of machines. HTH Richard -- Richard Brock