Ok, I am fairly convinced the problem is with nlite 1.0fi. I used exactly the same setups for a cd with 1.0fi and with beta8. During the first boot after installation the 1.0fi crashed, the beta8 version did not. I just used a xp pro share (sp2 already integrated) and hardly any settings. I think the problem is a combination of the drivers I used and 1.0fi. I have no idea yet though what exactly. I used these drivers (875p chipset): D:\==Software==\Installation\INF Drivers\intel chipset\3100ESB.inf,0 D:\==Software==\Installation\INF Drivers\intel network\e1000325.inf,0 D:\==Software==\Installation\INF Drivers\intel raid\iaahci.inf,iaStor_ICH5R D:\==Software==\Installation\INF Drivers\monitor\VP201b.inf,0 D:\==Software==\Installation\INF Drivers\promise sata ide\UlSata.inf,0 D:\==Software==\Installation\INF Drivers\sound\smwdmCH5.inf,0 EDIT Ok, I made a new cd complete with ryanvm pack and all my drivers, plus the settings I mentioned in a previous post in this thread. I used beta8 and it works without a problem. My preliminary conlusion is that there indeed is a nlie 1.0fi related issues with my drivers/hardware.