I'm looking for something like MaxiVista that lets you extend your monitor to a second computer monitor. However Maxivista is only Windows base. My main computer is Windows 7 and the other computer I'm trying to connect to is a Mac. Note I am not trying to share my keyboard or mouse, I want to use the Mac as a third display.
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I try several things and I found a working solution using MaxiVista :
On the Mac computer :
- Download WineBottler.
- Copy Wine to Applications folder and start it.
- You do not need to install any WineTricks, just close that window.
- Add a new prefix (that is where the fake C drive will be created) then wait until its successful creation.
Close all Wine related windows.
Download MaxiVista 32-bit.
- Unzip and double click
Maxivista_Setup_SecondaryPC.exe
(this should open Wine) - On the appearing Wine window, choose Run directly in : then click Go.
- Proceed to MaxiVista install in Wine environment.
- Dont care about the Unable to execute file C:\windows\system32\netsh error.
Turn on MaxiVista autostart.
Turn off Firewall, if started.
- Go to X11 Preferences, Output tab then activate Full-screen mode.
- Toggle Full-screen mode cmd-alt-a.
- You'll see a black&white background and a little window with MaxiVista icon in it.
On the PC computer :
- Download and install MaxiVista.
- Configure it as needed.
- When your wallpaper appears on the Mac, stretch the window on the Mac to fit your screen.
I know this isn't really full screen, but it's the best I can do. (You'll only see the top bar and arrows on the right/down)
Maybe, you can try to better simulate full screen mode with plugins like MegaZoomer, but I don't know if this works.