Use old Windows laptop as second screen for Macbook Pro

Hi all,
I've recently bought a Macbook Pro (mid 2012, 13", 2,5 GHz). So I'm not using my Acer laptop anymore, but I've came across a discussion of people who extended their Mac screen on a Windows laptop. I've tried multiple VNC apps, but no decent results (lots of lag, only mirroring my screen and so on). So my question is: how can I use my Acer to act like a second screen (I prefer a LAN connection instead over WiFi)
Thanks a lot!

No can't be done.
I would like to see the links to anyone that says it can. So please post one or 2 of them. Thanks.

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