How do I use my Dell laptop with a docking station and my 27" iMac

i heard from a friend that he is usig his imac as a "monitor" for his laptop. so i bought a DVID dual link cable and a Mini Display Port to DVI adaptor and plugged everything in. Nothing on my iMac yet. what do i need to do next? Do i need to "tell" my iMac to view my laptop docking station?

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Did you already try what bnoir suggested in this post about error 0x800736FD:
These ones are typically caused by underlying problems on the PC that also often cause Windows Updates to fail to install. If we can fix the Windows Update trouble, we can usually get the iTunes trouble cleaned up en passant.
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[Windows Update Error 8000FFFF|http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Windows-Update-Error- 8000FFFF]
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