Hi as above, I am installing windows 2003 server/enterprise and had the same problems, WFP. But when i re did it, but excluding the hotfixs, the build was fine and i had no WPA. I am using VMware 6. I had used the slip nlite slipstream option for hotfixs, but now have stopped 1. W3k server, slipstreamed service pack, using MS switch, used nlite to install hotfixs -- result wfp 2 W3k server, slipstreamed service pack, using MS switch, left hotfixs out -- result no wfp 3 W3k server, slipstreamed service pack, using MS switch, slipstreamed hotfixs using /integrate -- result no wfp so if i use ms integrate switch on the hot fixs, it all works fine...but why doesn't nlite then....