hi, i have a Sony VAIO PCG-Z505R Latop. Native OS Windows 98 CPU Type 366MHz Intel Pentium II HDD Comments 6.4 GB fixed hard drive Standard Memory 64 MB (non-removable) is it possible to upgrade this laptop to p3 or faster? is there anyway to make this laptop run faster? replace the motherboard, cpu, or anything like that? if it does, can u link me the site where can i purchase these part? because i like the laptop, it light and thin.

Well, unfortunately, laptops by nature are hard to upgrade. And even if you can, the price isn't usually worth it. Normally, you can get a better laptop for less than you would pay trying to upgrade your existing one...and especially if it's a Pentium II. And a Sony VAIO at that. Nothing against the big "S", but those VAIOS are nightmares to work on, all proprietary stuff, and Sony doesn't even really do part numbers that well. I would seriously think about investing in another laptop - you can pick up a Pentium IIIM (fairly decent) for pretty cheap these days, if you look around. Expect a price range of about 140-170$. *IF you do want to make your existing laptop run faster, there are some options, but they're rather limited, as they're mostly all software options. For example, turn off your menu bar effects and all possible visual effects in Windows. Turn off your Sounds. Defragment your hard drive on a regular basis (especially with 98)...and just try to run a good spyware cleaner and anti-virus every so often, maybe even a registry cleaner. Just don't have a bunch of stuff in the background, all you really need crouching in that system tray is like...a lightweight Anti-Virus (I suggest AVG, if they have 98 support - just be sure it's not Norton or McAffee, if you want to conserve resources), and maybe a speaker icon, a couple of your favorite messaging apps. ;-)* I hope this will help you. n_n The universe revolves as it should.

Just to confirm AVG free is OK on W98 (doesn't even stipulate W98SE). See here: http://www.grisoft.com/doc/download... Click "Details & Compatibility" at top of page. DerekW

Your problem is lack of RAM. Add another 128MB: http://www.edgetechcorp.com/memory/...