"Steve Winograd [MS-MVP]" wrote:

I have windows 98 on a hewlett packard pavillion 6710, 15 Gb
hard drive, which operating systems can I upgrade to?

The memory is 64Mb SDRAM(Max 512 MB) - 11MB shared video.

If you increase the computer's memory to at least 256 MB (512 MB is
much better), you can upgrade to Windows XP.

You see - this is why win-9x got a bad rap during 1996 - 2002. It was
handicapped by being installed in PC's with crappy hardware specs.

Yea, win-98 will run like a dog with 64 mb ram.

So the standard response - install XP on it. And oh, by the way,
increase the ram while your at it.

Well guess what - increase the ram and see how win-98 runs.

You won't be able to "buy" a "legit" copy of XP (with a corresponding
license) any more. If you buy one on e-bay, you have no garantee that
the product key is still legit and will be accepted by Microsoft during
installation (Genuine Activation).