Thats what I remember with my second Presario. They came with CD Burners and you made a back up of XP about 5 disk I think. That part I didn’t like a bit. I think they started this about the time Compaq and HP merged. I also got burnt on RAM Slots on my newer Presario 6400.. Salesmen swore it had 3 and I took him at his word. {Circuit City} When I did a RAM upgrade I found out different. Two slots.
Well, I haven’t found out anything else that really matters concerning the HP, no more than what’s at the link. I suspect that your mE disc would install to it, but since it’s an “upgrade” disc, (it’s still the complete OS, though), you might have to jump a couple of hoops to get it installed. Change that. You did say you have ‘98? Just make sure you know the I.D. keys.