Use your mac as the display and keyboard for pc

(i dont know where to exactly put this) Ok I found this pc in the trash and I have a power cord for it and it runs. The thing is can I use my ibook to use a program to have a window display of it and use the keyboard on my ibook to use it? I want to use it for things that I cannot use for my mac. Trust me I love apple computers but I need a pc for some random stuff. Thanks
I can install virtual pc if I need to...

Many Windows computers (the hardware, not necessarily Windows) require a PS2 keyboard be attached before booting. This is an option that can be disabled on some machines in the BIOS so that you can boot the machine headless (without monitor, keyboard and mouse). Try connecting a PS2 keyboard, mouse and monitor to get your initial setup working.
Then, if you're able to install Windows XP Professional on the system you can enable Remote Desktop and use the free Remote Desktop Connection client from Microsoft <http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=remotedeskto pclient> to allow you to use the PC headless from your Mac.
Hope this helps! bill
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