great stuff, unfortunately most of the machines i am deploying onto are significantly slower, so the installation phase is longer(method one) than copying files across the network(method two). Regarding time, i can have a old p677mhz compaq en sff with 256mb ram, at a login prompt after 20 minutes, compared to around double that for an automated cd install. As for wifi pxe card, nothing springs to mind, but it wouldnt surprise if me if most machines with built in ones can do it. on second thoughts, you could always get a ethernet to wifi bridge, this should do the trick, as this would also solve the possible issues with drivers during the text/gui setup stages.