Installing without Internet Connection

I'm using the latest Vista Ultimate version
with all of the bells, and whistles.
It has the capacity to read most any file, watch video,
etc, etc.

My printer is one of those with six ink carts.
During a printing operation, a window popped up informing me
to replace the Yellow cart, for it's now empty, or printing
operations will soon stop.

I looked at my Windows 98SE computer sitting next to this one
which had not been turned on for months, and thought about how
the printer connected to it works great.
I'll just transfer these little 'ole .pdf files I'm printing
to the old computer via a flash drive, and keep going with
the project rather than do the smart thing, and install
a new yellow ink cart in the newer printer and carry on.

Well, I'll likely do that now anyway, for the hoops I've
had to go through to get my Windows 98SE computer to be able
to read the newer adobe .pdf files has made the whole exercise
pretty fruitless.

But no, I had to challenge my ability to be computer savvy.

I updated the Adobe reader on the old computer
(downloading the required file using my new computer with
the high-speed connection, and than transferring the .exe file
to the 98 using the USB Flash gizmo.)

Then, the newer Adobe program wanted an updated Internet Explorer
version in order for it to work. The one on the old computer is
like Version 5 I believe.

Then, I found out I can't upload the required files for that,
because the old computer has to be connected to the Internet.

Should I just give up, and grudgingly replace the needed yellow
ink cart on the new printer? (When I have an opportunity to pick
one up.)

Or is there a way to update the older computer even though it's
no longer able to access the Internet.

Or let me ask the question this way:
Is there a way for me to utilize my new computer with the
high-speed Internet connection, to download the
required files for a newer version of Internet Explorer
to be installed via a USB Flash drive to the Windows 98SE
computer?

Ya, I know. Just replace the needed Yellow Ink cart.
(I will.)

John