Hi, newbie here. I was just about to ask the same Q, about why it doesn't copy the contents of the $OEM$ folder ! Thanks erik_demon, but this seems to be for the %SYSTEMDRIVE%\INSTALL\START.CMD if thats the case I am having the same problem with RunOnceEx.cmd, windows loads no prob, but when it reboots the GUI comes up, with the list of installs, but error after error, telling me that the c:\install\.........\........\ could not be found, this goes on until its finished ! now the software is on the DvD disk, which is %systemdrive%\install\.............. etc. sop i pressume the $OEM$ folder is ment to be copied to the c:\root ! is this correct ! I would really like some insite into runOnceEx.cmd, I have read the help files & looked around this excellent site, but I can't make heads/tails of this runOnceEx.cmd, start.cmd is easy but this....................... Anyway i hope someone can help out.. Thanks