SOLUTION FOUND!!! 1. Source CD used, was an XP incl. SP1a CD 2. Only Used Hotfixes from HF1: 810217.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z 820291.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z 821253.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z 822603.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z 823182.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z 824105.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z 824141.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z 825119.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z 826939.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z 826942.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z 828026.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z 828035.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z 828741.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z 829558.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z 833998.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z 835732.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z 837001.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z 837272.EXE /Q /U /O /N /Z [ProductCatalogsToInstall] KB810217.CAT KB820291.CAT KB821253.CAT KB822603.CAT KB823182.CAT KB824105.CAT KB824141.CAT KB825119.CAT KB826939.CAT KB826942.CAT KB828035.CAT KB828741.CAT KB829558.CAT KB833998.CAT KB835732.CAT KB837001.CAT KB837272.CAT Q828026.CAT 3. I was using XPCreate.ini: [XPCREATE] BOOTIMGFILE=BOOT\BOOT.BIN CDBURNER= CDERASE=NO CDLABEL=XPpostSP1 CDSPEED=24 COPYSOURCE=YES DELISOS=NO DELROOT=NO DELTEMP=NO DLAUTO=NO DLURL=http://xpcreate.wiretapped.us/HFLISTS DOCABS=YES DOCD=NO DOISO=YES DOPATH=NO DOSATA=YES DOSVCPACK=YES DRIVERDIR=$OEM$\$1\DRIVERS EXITQUIET=NO OVERWRITEOEM=YES QLOG= SILENTINSTALL=YES SLIPHF1=YES SLIPHF2=NO SLIPMDC=NO SLIPSPK=NO for W2K say YES XPISO=XPCREATE.ISO XPSOURCE=g: 4. After Success Delete following entry from dosnet.inf d1,ASMS\60\MSFT\WINDOWS\COMMON\CONTROLS\comctl32.dll d1,ASMS\60\MSFT\WINDOWS\COMMON\CONTROLS\controls.cat d1,ASMS\60\MSFT\WINDOWS\COMMON\CONTROLS\controls.man d1,PCONFIG\60\COMCTL\comctl.cat d1,PCONFIG\60\COMCTL\comctl.man It also works for Windows 2000 So I can say, that it must be an error from one of the others patches!!