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Viking1064 · 11-08-2003, 06:01 AM

What is the best way to clean a laptop screen? What should I use that won't damage it?

Thanks

Snakebyt · 11-08-2003, 06:33 AM

using Isopropyl Alcohol and a lint free cloth is what i have always used. I get little prep pads from the hospital where my wofe works and keep them and a lint free cloth in my laptop bag.

here is a link for you
http://pcsupport.about.com/library/weekly/aa030903a.htm

cliche · 11-08-2003, 06:35 AM

I use one of those antistatic cloths (bought from ?) or the little bits of cloth they give you for cleaning your glasses.

Viking1064 · 11-08-2003, 06:50 AM

Thanks, guys!!!

sailor · 11-08-2003, 09:58 AM

With some windex or alcohol and a cloth.

peacy · 11-08-2003, 02:28 PM

3M 675 Screen Cleaner
The best stuff I've ever used.

oberon · 11-08-2003, 03:26 PM

I usually just clean my screens off with water. Cheap method.

Alcohol would probably work fine as long as you're careful.

santafe5000 · 11-08-2003, 03:56 PM

I use the alcohol wipes myself. They don't seem to leave any residue.

b1naryb0r1s · 11-08-2003, 04:27 PM

Kensington sells some non-abrasive lint free cloths and spray to clean laptop screens. They work well as far as I can tell and will not scratch your screen.

tikki · 11-09-2003, 12:39 AM

Get a small cup.

1/4 White Vinegar
3/4 Water

Soft Cloth

Wipe away.

brandon11983 · 11-10-2003, 11:20 AM

Kensington Screen Guardian wipes work quite well for me. They're soft cloth with some denatured alcohol on them, wipes clean and doesn't streak.

charliex · 11-11-2003, 03:54 PM

*never ever* use windex on a laptops display, probably most CRTS either.

its got ammonia in it which will take off the protective layer, even on the first use.

theres a couple of windexes that dont contain it, windex vinegar and the orange cleaner, but all the rest do.

11-08-2003, 06:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
Viking1064 Insane Location: New Jersey	How do you clean laptop screen? What is the best way to clean a laptop screen? What should I use that won't damage it? Thanks

11-08-2003, 06:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
cliche Rookie Location: Oxford, UK	I use one of those antistatic cloths (bought from ?) or the little bits of cloth they give you for cleaning your glasses. __________________ I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones. -- John Cage (1912 - 1992)

11-08-2003, 09:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	With some windex or alcohol and a cloth. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

11-08-2003, 03:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
oberon Quadrature Amplitude Modulator Location: Denver	I usually just clean my screens off with water. Cheap method. Alcohol would probably work fine as long as you're careful. __________________ "There are finer fish in the sea than have ever been caught." -- Irish proverb

11-08-2003, 03:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
santafe5000 EVIL! Location: Southwest of nowhere	I use the alcohol wipes myself. They don't seem to leave any residue. __________________ When all else fails, QUIT.

11-08-2003, 06:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
Snakebyt Psycho Location: Lubbock Texas	using Isopropyl Alcohol and a lint free cloth is what i have always used. I get little prep pads from the hospital where my wofe works and keep them and a lint free cloth in my laptop bag. here is a link for you http://pcsupport.about.com/library/weekly/aa030903a.htm

11-08-2003, 06:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
Viking1064 Insane Location: New Jersey	Thanks, guys!!!

11-08-2003, 02:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
peacy Crazy Location: Reading, UK	3M 675 Screen Cleaner The best stuff I've ever used.

11-08-2003, 04:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
b1naryb0r1s Crazy Location: Murfreesboro	Kensington sells some non-abrasive lint free cloths and spray to clean laptop screens. They work well as far as I can tell and will not scratch your screen.

11-09-2003, 12:39 AM	#10 (permalink)
tikki Justified Location: West Lafayette, IN	Get a small cup. 1/4 White Vinegar 3/4 Water Soft Cloth Wipe away. __________________ Take notice. Take interest. Take me with you.

11-10-2003, 11:20 AM	#11 (permalink)
brandon11983 Stereophonic Location: Chitown!!	Kensington Screen Guardian wipes work quite well for me. They're soft cloth with some denatured alcohol on them, wipes clean and doesn't streak. __________________ Well behaved women rarely make history.

11-11-2003, 03:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
charliex Junkie Location: North Hollywood	never ever use windex on a laptops display, probably most CRTS either. its got ammonia in it which will take off the protective layer, even on the first use. theres a couple of windexes that dont contain it, windex vinegar and the orange cleaner, but all the rest do.