windows 95

[emmapayne27]

can u uninstall win95 then install win xp onto a laptop?( ibm notepad pentium processor)

[Postdog]

I'm no geek, but if your operating system on the laptop was win 95, then maybe your laptop won't be compatible with XP because it is too old.

[vehelpfulguy]

You CAN, but whether you should is another matter.

If the laptop is one that came with Windows 95 pre-installed it is VERY unlikely to be powerful enough to run Windows XP.

XP is not just a newer version of 95, it is a totally different sort of operating system and needs a much more powerful PC.

For example you would need about 256Mb of real memory to use XP, and if the laptop is fairly old I doubt if it will have that much memory.

[rojash]

I agree: It's extremely unlikely that you would get decent performance, plus you might not be able to get XP compaitble drivers for many of the components.

[emmapayne27]

thanks for answering so quickly, the thing is I got my dad one to play about with (he's never had a comp) but all he really wanted one for was to brouse the net, I doubt he will be down loading or playing games, its really just to get used to it b4 he invest in good one, can u suggest anything?

[rojash]

Not sure exactly what you're asking, but if he just wants to surf, then the machine should be fine as is, with Win95.