Chapter 15: Running Windows XP on Laptops
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Chapter Introduction Many people use laptops--it's convenient to be able to pick up your computer, with all its data and software, and take it anywhere. But laptops have disadvantages, too, and Windows XP addresses many of them. This chapter is full of suggestions about how to make the most of your laptop, including these:
- You can coordinate files with those on a network by using offline filesand the Synchronization Manager.
- You can coordinate files with those on a desktop computer by using the Windows Briefcase.
- You can print a document, even when you aren't attached to a printer, by deferring printing until a printer is available.
- You can use Remote Desktop to access your computer remotely through a LAN or the Internet.
- You can use power management to make your battery last longer.
- If you use a docking station to connect your laptop to desktop devices, you should know about docking and undocking and hardware profiles.
The topic is not covered in this chapter, but you may want to explore connecting to a network or another computer to use its resources when you don't have a network card by using direct network connection (with a cable between the computers) or a dial-up connection--see Chapter 27.