ok let me report here is what i did I got my original xp cd out and copied all the files to my SATA drive i downloaded the sp2 (266MB) update. patched my xp to sp2 i integrated all the hotfixes and updates using the /integrate:x:\xp-cd method I integrated sfc_os.dll method and modified my hiv file I integrated Simonsays Tcpip.sys (extracted) i restored my winnt.sif i restored my modified shell32.dl_, notepad.ex_, explorer.ex_, mydocs.dl_ I used BST drivers pack Used BST method to Integrate Media Player 10 I will test again now