do I need to partion my hard drive and install both win98se and winxp?
2006-08-03 05:11:44 · 8 answers · asked by David S 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
I plan to upgrade the memory to the max allowed; with win 98se it is 256mb.
2006-08-05 05:28:56 · update #1
That's a weird amount of Memory.... however you should have no problem if you F DISK your machine and clean it all up first.
2006-08-03 05:14:55 · answer #1 · answered by redheadedtess 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes, you can. no need to create partition but if you want, whatever. 192mb- weird amount but if it isnt faulty- fine. i used to run winxp with only 96mb and 651mhz processor and it worked fine. after all min ram requirement for winxp is 64mb. also with 800mhz processor, there should be no problem -unless u dont have compatible version of drivers for ur pc to function with winxp. anyway, try installing it first and then see -maybe winxp already have compatible drivers for ur hardware preinstalled with it
good luck
2006-08-03 05:50:10 · answer #2 · answered by Tofu06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WinXP should install, but I would recommend upgrading your RAM at least before you do it. Also, make sure you have all the drivers for your hardware before you reinstall just in case WinXP doesn't have them.
2006-08-03 05:15:45 · answer #3 · answered by lyf4ce 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, you need 256 ram for XP, it run will on less but it will be very slow and ungainly. The harddrive will also slow it down. I recommend leaving 98 on there and saving your money for a new pc.
2006-08-03 05:18:00 · answer #4 · answered by Archer Christifori 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While you could probably do this, I would recommend against it. Win2000 is a better choice for a machine with these specs and even then the system is really underpowered as far as RAM.
2006-08-03 05:15:46 · answer #5 · answered by Interested Dude 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just install xp over 98. xp only needs 64mb of ram, a few gigs of HD space, and a 233MHz processor.
2006-08-03 05:19:48 · answer #6 · answered by Mike-Q 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes ...no problem...if you want more details go to winxp site it will give you the minimum configuration required visit http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/upgrading/sysreqs.mspx
2006-08-03 05:21:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
better increase your memory first
2006-08-03 05:19:40 · answer #8 · answered by captainslipp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋