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    Alternative to Synergy?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by VietNinjaXTC, Nov 5, 2007.

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    VietNinjaXTC Notebook Geek

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    I have a work/school laptop and then a home (desktop replacement) laptop and I would like to control both with the same mouse and keyboard.

    The problem is...most of the KVM switches I've found do not work with USB and Bluetooth dongles...and my keyboard/mouse setup is wireless.

    I found a program call Multiplicity from Stardock that lets you control multiple computers seamlessly with the same mouse and keyboard (without needing that special keystroke to switch machines). Then I found Synergy on SourceForge which is open-source and seems to do the same thing as Multiplicity.

    Now my problem is that it doesn't seem to work with Vista. I'm running Home Premium on one machine and Business on the other (both 32-bit).

    Has anyone used Synergy on Vista 32? Does anyone know of a good alternative?


    Thanks in advance!
    Jeff
     
    VietNinjaXTC, Nov 5, 2007
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