compaq 1275 help

Notebook SubCategory Amd Notebooks
Battery Type Nickel Metal Hydride
Bus Speed 100 MHz
CD Read Speed 24 X
Color Black
Color Resolution 24-Bit (16.7M Colors)
Connectors Microphone In
Diagonal Screen Size 13 in
Drive Type CD-ROM
Floppy Drive Type 3.5" HD
Hard Drive Capacity 4.3 GB
Hard Drive Enclosure Type Portable
Hard Drive Interface Type IDE / EIDE
Input Device Type Trackpoint
Installed Memory 64 MB
Level 2 Cache 512 KB
Maximum Resolution 800 x 600 Pixels
Maximum Supported RAM 160 MB
Maximum Video Resolution 1280 x 1024 Pixels
Model 1275
Modem Speed 56 Kbps
Modem Type Analog Modem
Networking Type None
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98
Operating System Compatibility PC
Processor Manufacturer AMD
Processor Speed 366 MHz
Processor Type K6-2
Product Line Presario Portable
RAM Type SDRAM
Screen Type LCD Active Matrix
Specs 366 MHz K6-2, 4.3 GB HD, 64 MB RAM, CD-ROM
Video Memory 2 MB


well i instaled win xp home edition service pack because i dint have win 98 and i got is for 10 dollars well it works but if i put more ram will it make it better cause it moves slow on vids what should i do?or downgrade to win 98? i cant use my 56 k modem win xp dosent have the drives