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Multiple monitors with a laptop

Most laptops today have a connector for an external monitor (usually analog). You can connect a monitor to that port and, if you're running XP, go to Control Panel | Display Properties | Settings tab and extend your desktop, then set the external monitor to be your primary monitor. That way your laptop screen acts as your second monitor. On some laptops, you may need to enable the second monitor in the hardware, usually with a Function key. See your laptop's manual to find out how to do that if the above instructions don't work.  