E ebonyscribe Distinguished Dec 13, 2011 2 0 18,510 Dec 13, 2011 #1 Can I un-install Windows 98 and install Windows XP for my Compaq Presario 1245?
hang-the-9 Titan Mar 25, 2010 60,387 1,081 152,940 Dec 14, 2011 #2 There are no XP drivers for that model, you can try it and see if the built-in ones in XP detect your hardware properly, but probably won't work too well. Also in a system that old, XP will probably run pretty sluggish. Upvote 0 Downvote
There are no XP drivers for that model, you can try it and see if the built-in ones in XP detect your hardware properly, but probably won't work too well. Also in a system that old, XP will probably run pretty sluggish.
PhilFrisbie Splendid Apr 22, 2006 6,472 3 26,465 Dec 14, 2011 #3 No, that laptop does not support enough memory for XP. You should have at least 512MB of memory to run XP. Upvote 0 Downvote
No, that laptop does not support enough memory for XP. You should have at least 512MB of memory to run XP.