OK here's what I got so far, I'm using Windows XP Home OEM SP2 cd Custom PC is running Windows XP Home OEM SP2 nLite version 1.3RC2 The issue is it doesn't matter whether or not I pick hide pages or fully unattended, at anytime if I run the winnt32.exe /makelocalsource option or execute the setup.exe file from within windows, it never seems to recognize the CD Key. Yes I've triple checked the Key squence. :S Also, the unattended light is green. What's really strange is the newly created disc won't boot. When I pop in the disc and reboot I get to the "Press Any Key" prompt, but then after pressing a key the pc stops. I've tried burning the newly created windows files using "Direct Burn" and "Create ISO" option. Both options tried several times on a DVDRW and a CD-R disc using different burn speeds. So it looks like to be two different issues that might or might not be interconnected. When I get home I'll try different release versions to be if I and duplicate the issue. I believe I've tried 1.3 RC and 1.3 RC2. P.S. Actually Would that be the cause of the whole fiasco? I read that from unattended.msfn.org website.