can upgrade from windows me to windows xp?

Question

my laptop is a compaq presario 1800us with specifications as

CPU Intel Pentium III 1.0GHz w/ SpeedStep
Memory 128MB PC100 SDRAM
Hard Drive 20.0GB
Display 15" TFT LCD
Video Controller ATI Rage™ Mobility 128 hardware-accelerated 3D Graphics
Audio JBL Pro Performance Audio Speakers, Dolby® Digital Certified Sound
Modem 56K ITU v.90
Networking Integrated 10/100 Ethernet Port
Keyboard/Touchpad Full-size keys and separate cursor control keys (88 keys) - 101-key compatible
Battery/Power Supply High-capacity LiIon battery
Diskette Drive 3.5" 1.44 MB diskette drive
Expansion Slots One (1) Type I, II or III PC Card slots with support for 32-bit CardBus
Security Features Power-on password, Reinforced security slot; accepts 3rd-party security lock devices
Other Features Windows XP Ready, DisqPlay2
Physical Unit: 11.02" x 12.99" x 1.65"(7.9lbs

Answer 1

it will run xp. if you want to do more than 1 thing at once then i would suggest you upgrade your ram to it's maximum capacity. xp will run on as little as 64mb of ram.

Answer 2

If there's anything on it that says XP ready, you should be fine. Might run a little slow with 128Mb of RAM. Depends on your programs.

Answer 3

You cannot upgrade directly from Windows XP to Windows 7. Period. It will not carry over your files. Period. You can buy the cheaper "upgrade" version of Windows 7 because you already have XP, and you can "upgrade" your operating system to a more recent version, but you can not directly "upgrade" and have your files, settings, etc. carry over as most people want. You will technically be forced to do a full fresh install, even if you have the "upgrade" version. Period. I didn't make it this way, Microsoft did. And I answered a whole whole ton of questions about this when Windows 7 came out. It would probably be wise to go with Windows 7 at this point if your computer can handle it and the guy at the shop will do it for you without a high price. However, you'll need to back up anything critical if you want to keep it. Your files will NOT still be there. The smartest thing to do (if you can afford it) is for the guy in the shop to put a brand new hard drive in your computer and to install Windows 7 to that. You can then still connect remotely to your old hard drive, and pull off any files that are still there. If your old hard drive was the core problem (which the guy in the shop should be able to eventually tell), this protects you. And if it's not, you can now use it as a backup drive instead. But anyone telling you it's no problem to "upgrade" or that you have a choice between an upgrade and a full installation or that your files will still be there for you is wrong. XP to Windows 7 is *always* a clean install, but it can be done with the cheaper "upgrade" version of the software.

Answer 4

its not worth upgrading.

get a new laptop which comes with windows 7

Answer 5

your ram is a little light and will barely run XP



i would buy a new, used laptop

XP will cost about $100 and you won't be happy with its performance

Answer 6

Yes but XP needs at least 256 meg of ram to run

Answer 7

lol, get a new laptop here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314865 this shows your requirments