downgrading an OS

[Shifter2101]

does anyone know how/where i can go to downgrade OSs from XP to 98?

why you ask?
b/c i just picked up an old laptop. its has XP on it and had 98.
this p.o.s. only has 64megs of ram and a 10gig harddrive.
its slow as hell... im wanting to send it to my sister so she has something for school. i cant send this thing to her in this condition.

or is there anything i can do to make it run at a decent rate?

any help is appreciated.

[JacobM5727]

all you can do is format and reinstall w/98

OR if its fat32 rather then ntfs, delete the windows folder and format the master boot record (in dos), then install 98 - if there is any data you NEED

edit - i cant spell

you will have to format the machine

[Shifter2101]

ok... anywhere i can go to get a copy of 98 at no cost?
if i need to pay for it how much is too much?
(in most ppls eyes this OS is just about deprecated, is it not?)

[dlh75]

Free? Probably nowhere. Unless its pirated, which is illegal. Places like www.ebay.com sell software cheap somtimes. I came across this site oneday while surfing the net :http://www.9software.com/
Cheap prices but never bought from them.

[JacobM5727]

windows no longer supports 98, so it should be cheaper these days then it used to be - i would say under $50 possibly

[Shifter2101]

kewl.... thanx 4 the link dlh75.

well.... i already knew id have to reformat.

anyways, with the 64megs RAM and a 10Gig HD you guys think it would help to go back to 98?

[dlh75]

No problem. Yes i think it would. 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features.

[Shifter2101]

kewl... one last thing.

hp/compaq doesnt seem to have the specs i need for this model anymore. (presario 1200 12xl125)
i was looking to change out the RAM to 256. what i need to know is if the chip i got will work. it came out of an HP notebook but its DDR@333MHz. think itll work? (b4 i put it in i would like to know so i dont screw anything up).

[dlh75]

Heres what a google search came up with.
Maximum memory: 192 MB
Standard memory: 64 MB (non-removable) Not sure what that means?
Slots: 1 socket
The 192 + 64 = 256. So I think 256 will work.
Never heard of a 192 MB ram chip.
And it would have to be PC100 SDRAM SODIMMs not DDR ram like you have not compatible. Will not work. Never use DDR ram in Sdram slots will probaby mess things up.