AboutKevin Expertise I`m familiar with Windows 95/98/XP problems and will try my best to assist you. Feel free to ask any software or hardware related questions.
Experience I started using computers over 10 years ago and have grown to both love and hate it to say the least. I have studied computer programming and graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science.
Education/Credentials Bachelors in computer information science
Question I HAVE AN OLD COMPUTER THAT HAS WINDOWS 98 ON IT. I WANT TO ERASE THE CURRENT OPERATING SYSTEM IN HOPES THAT I CAN INSTALL ANOTHER OPERATING SYSTEM I HAVE FOR MY DELL LAPTOP, WHICH HAS VISTA. I WANT TO DO THIS SO I CAN HOOK UP THE INTERNET TO THE OLD COMPUTER AS WELL AS THE LAPTOP.
HERE IS MORE INFO:
COMPUTER IS HP PAVILION 6740C
CURRENTLY HAS WINDOWS 98 2ND EDITION
63MB OF RAM
IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE FOR ME TO DO OR IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE I MUST DO.
THANKS
CANDICE
Answer Hi Candice, what problems are you having with this computer now? Windows 98SE should have no problems connecting to the internet. If anything, you can add a wireless card or network adapter (if it doesn't have one) instead of using the old modem for dial-up.
If you still want to upgrade, I recommend going with Windows 2000 at most. It looks like this computer can only handle 512MB of RAM (max). Even Windows XP will lag since the memory is only decent for it and I'm sure the processor on this computer won't have enough power to give you better performance.
