I tried this process and found that slipstreaming the patches into a volume license version changes it into a Retail copy and the volume license is no longer valid. Adobe acknowledged this after I spent all morning being given the runaround on the phone, they then suggested I needed to buy a support contract for any further help. Installing v9 with a volume license key and then applying the patches over the top does work, but thats not much help if you are trying to create a slipstreamed network installation point. NB If you are working in an environment with redirected personal folders (APPDATA specifically) 9.0 doesn't work and you need at least 9.1 see: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/404/kb404597.html. Hmm catch 22 Thanks Adobe. Robin