hi If u want avoid any probs do it like that (my way..): 1st intagrate sp2, ie7, mp11 2nd intagrate addons, make tweaks, etc and make bootable cd/dvd (1,1GB my installation) 3rd make new virtaul machine in vmware, run it and test if all is like u want 4th hf in install ps : everytime when i want intagrate updated addon version im starting from begining to avoid any probs. good thing if u want intagrate some applications to windows isntallation make your own addons.. when u intagrate hotfix by nlite its best way how to do it, u dont need dload those updates, install them after installation or whatver else.. simple u have them already in.