Several things may have to be done to hook the NIC driver after text setup has completed: 1. Create a NIC folder under $oem$\$1\Drivers called NIC 2. Put the device drivers for the Intel Adapter in the NIC folder These two steps will get the device driver laid down on the c: partition Edit the .sif file under \i386\templates OEMPreInstall=Yes OemPnpDriversPath=Drivers\nic To join the domain under [identification] in the .sif file joindomain=%name of the domain% DomainAdmin=%Domain Admin Name% DomainAdminPassword=%Domain Admin Password% Put your own info between the %'s. NOTE: you cannot use an encrypted password if you plan to join the domain. See MS KB 313818 for more info. Good luck!