fair enough i aplogize.(newbie and all) i dont think i was concice enough regarding my problem: nLite does not give me the option to make an iso file, i have seen the screenshots in the guide for nLite and i dont get that page(option) after it has integrated the drivers with the xp boot cd, it simply skips that step and straight to the _finsh_ page. it is quite frustrating because as soon as i have this cd my lifebook laptop can be booted and repaired however this one minor glitch is preventing me from making the entire cd