Tried all of the above, still same thing. here is what I get: ;SetupMgrTag [Data] AutoPartition=1 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" [unattended] UnattendMode=FullUnattended OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=No TargetPath=\WINDOWS [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=XX EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=15 OemSkipWelcome=1 [userData] ProductKey=XX FullName="lucky" OrgName="" ComputerName=C3P0 [TapiLocation] CountryCode=1 AreaCode=000 [identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes Stops here and hangs?? Has me stumped. cntry