to be honest, I am not sure what your asking. So, here is my take and a bit of simple nLite advice. Configure nLite with and slipstream SP3. Add the SP3 sound hotfix, you can find this with google. KB835221.exe is what you need, for HD sound cards and an issue with SP3. Do NOT REMOVE any programs or services. Do not worry so much about configuring drivers, all you need is someway of getting the nik driver, so you can update your drivers from the Internet. If you do have an existing load, then use something like Driver Magican here: http://www.drivermagician.com/ to back up your existing drivers, this will help a great deal with its driver "restore" feature. Add your addons, and get a bunch here: http://www.winaddons.com/nlite-addons Then TWEAK your settings to your like. Then DISABLE or configure your Services, you can read more about what is needed and not needed here: http://www.blackviper.com/ Cheers, hope this helps. S