I have a laptop without a cd-rom. I use parallel cables to connect it to my desk top. I am trying to use the internet on my laptop which has a modem & I've made the dial-up connector. I still can't seem to get online. Internet Explorer isn't on my laptop & I can't seem to download it to my laptop.

Am I fighting a losing battle??? Oh, I went into the properties of the shared folders & drives & made changes accordingly.

Any help you may be able to give will be greatly appreciated.