I used the script from the first page, then slightly adjusted it it works, also customized...: @echo off title Nero 8.1.2.0 echo. echo Updating DirectX 9c Redistributable... start /wait Data\Redist\DirectX\dxsetup.exe /silent echo. echo VCR... start /wait Data\Redist\VCRedistSetup.msi /passive /norestart echo. echo Nero XML... start /wait Data\Redist\neroxml.msi /passive /norestart echo. echo KB884016 v2... start /wait Data\Redist\WindowsInstaller-KB884016-v2-x86.exe /passive /norestart echo. it works without the first lines, but you do need some of the files in that part this is the part I edited: @echo off title Nero 8.1.2.0 echo Installing Nero Premium 8... start /wait SetupX.exe /qb! /NORESTART ADDLOCAL="NeroBackItUpCB9D5429,NeroBurningRomBCAFF604,NeroBurnRights72CC518F,NeroStartSmartB035464E" RebootYesNo="No" NERO_SCOUT="FALSE" serialnum_userval="**SERIAL HERE***" AgreeToLicense="Yes" EULA_AGREEMENT=1 as you can see I only installed BackItUp, BurningRom, Burn Rights and SmartStart full list of avalabel features: NeroBackItUpCB9D5429 NeroBurningRomBCAFF604 NeroBurnRights72CC518F NeroCoverDesigner7CE8D626 NeroFastCDDVDBurningPluginC5AB9CFD NeroHome2FF8B816 NeroMediaHome53BEFA20 NeroPhotoSnapED1EAF52 NeroRecode6035F00C NeroShowTimeD773A6E2 NeroSoundTrax716FE146 NeroStartSmartB035464E NeroCDDVDSpeed7DFFCC12 NeroInfoTool7AB7A0CD NeroVision57D52359 NeroWaveEditorFA3A3F7B InCDC9AC4AC7 I got these from a NERO 7 installation so they might not all work to bad smartstart keeps crashing on my pc (vista ultibate x64)