You need a full retail copy of Windows 98, not the upgrade version. You then have to do a "clean install" of Windows 98, which may require backing up your data to a separate hard drive, flash drive, CD, DVD, etc.
Instead of getting to Windows ME from Windows 98 ... Why don't u go to Windows 2000 Pro with SP4 installed later on or Windows XP Pro ...ME is just an illusion. Many things in ME does not work...
This is likely to be difficult because older software does not always support new hardware. You would need to format the drive and start fresh, or I would suggest installing a new hard drive and...