It will run Microsoft Windows XP but it can be very slow. The limitation here is the 256 MB RAM not the processor or video card. I would find out the maximum amount of RAM the laptop will take and max it out. It will make a huge difference. I have got XP to run on lower specs: Caleron 400 with 192 MB of RAM
If you wish to run Microsoft Windows on the laptop, consider Windows 98SE. It will run really well on those specs.
For GNU / Linux consider a light distro Puppy, DSL etc or get the RAM up to 512K and run the latest Ubuntu!
ReactOS would be a good idea were it not for the fact that it is still in alpha, and there again extra RAM is a good idea.
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