omg... thank you microsoft for making lokalized version of xpsp2res.dll different... thanks to layout.inf i learned that xpsp2res.dll isnt called xpsp2res on the german lokalized version of windows. on the CD the file is called sprt0407.dll quote from layout.inf sprt0407.dll = 100,,2981888,,,,,2,0,0,xpsp2res.dll,1,2 (on the CD = i386\sprt0407.dl_ , after install %windir%\system32\xpsp2res.dll) i will now modify this file, and then test everything again in virtual machine. if everything works i could then send u the files for "further testing" (if u want to ) and then u could host them for german ppl i added you to my msn messenger buddy list. talk to you later there, or here in this topic