Guys with this error, are u using nLite? I tested my cd not until i tried method 2, and got the same rebooting crap. Finally it hit me to try out the iso before the driver packs and walla, same problem. I stopped using nLite and did the slipstreaming and reduction in size manually and then added the driver packs with method two and received no error. This could be an nLite issue. But hey, I dont know much and could be way off base. -northofnowhere