Hey, after a load of testing, still no luck. confirm my first post the article: 319111 ive tried to update the videoprt.sys file from a 2004 version, but it made no difference. The dirty sollution from ms: to swap the vga card also didn't do the trick (tried 3, from a simple s3 card to a geforce2) and i tried the last tip from ctrl-x, to rule out the NTLDR could be causing the problem, but it still wont go. after booting from PXE, setup will copy the files, once that finished, i get the message: Setup is starting windows. and thats it, the system totally hangs. im pulling my hair out here! anyone got any idea what could be causing this/how to fix this? thnx a mil!! sponder. hey a quick update: if i leave the client running, after a good 15 minutes i get a bluescreen with the message: process1_initialization_failed does this ring any bells? thnx sponder.