I get this very same problem, but only when I Merge/Compress the Driver Cabs. I solved the problem by making a note of the affected files. extracting them manually from the Drive.Cab file, and then copying them straight to the i386 directory. Just installed a copy of windows without Driver Merging, and no errors, except for Language files. Two files, I forget their names, but I will jot them down next time, didn't copy. Conditions were: Windows XP Pro SP2 Hotfixes The two file errors occur when you install All Language Files/Conversion Tables, with the language settings set to English/United Kingdom, but I haven't yet tested this with othe languages.