Ya OK no duh its not safedisc protected Asta... but there is no reason that i have seen or read that says that I can't use Alchohol 120 to burn my .ISO. As a matter of fact it is recommended on the http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/finish.htm site. I followed the directions for the site "CDImage is a command-line driven application developed by Microsoft to create an ISO image from a directory of files and folders. We have put together the tool, with the boot.bin file (to make your ISO file bootable), and a batch file that contains the necessary switches to create the ISO. This is a one-click ISO creation tool! " So I made it bootable...which it was. Thanks, MHZ I apreciate your responce...it looks alot more helpfull and could very well be the issue. I will give that a try