So I have heard. The HP freebie I found did run when I got it, but the operating system Win 98, had so much HP crap imbedded in it, that you couldn't remove apps without locking the whole thing up. So I hosed the whole thing, it had no ram, or much of anything else to speak of except CD-ROM, a decent fan, and cables. I found a Gateway E-4200 and began stripping another useless Gateway and and the Hewlet and began assembling.
It works great, I haven't had any trouble with it at all