Ok this is how I ended up getting around sptd problem, I am installing it from $OEM$ file with this as my command prompt; _________________________________________________________________________________________ cmdow @ /HID @Echo Off SET PP=%SystemDrive%\Alcohol120\ SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Softwares for Windows XP SP2" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /VE /D "Alcohol 120....Please Wait" /f REG ADD %KEY%\005 /V 01 /D "%PP%Alcohol1.au3" /f REG ADD %KEY%\010 /VE /D "Reboot" /f REG ADD %KEY%\010 /V 02 /D "%systemdrive%\reboot.cmd" /f cmdow @ /HID @Echo Off SET PP=%SystemDrive%\Alcohol120\ SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Installing Softwares for Windows XP SP2" /f REG ADD %KEY%\015 /VE /D "Alcohol120....Please Wait" /f REG ADD %KEY%\015 /V 03 /D "%PP%Alcohol2.au3" /f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /VE /D "Cleaning Up" /f REG ADD %KEY%\020 /V 04 /D "%systemdrive%\cleanup.cmd" /f EXIT _________________________________________________________________________________________ the first .au3 file as; _________________________________________________________________________________________ ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; ; AutoIt Version: 3.1.0 ; Author: A.N.Other <myemail@nowhere.com> ; ; Script Function: ; Template AutoIt script. ; ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; Script Start - Add your code below here Run("C:\Alcohol120\Alcohol120.exe") AutoItSetOption ( "WinWaitDelay", 3000 ) WinWaitActive("Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3823") ControlClick ( "Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3823", "&Next >", 1 ) WinWaitActive("Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3823") ControlClick ( "Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3823", "I &Agree", 1 ) WinWaitActive("SPTD setup V1.24 © 2004-2005 Duplex Secure Ltd.") ControlClick ( "SPTD setup V1.24 © 2004-2005 Duplex Secure Ltd.", "OK", 1 ) WinWaitActive("Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3823") ControlClick ( "Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3823", "OK", 1 ) _________________________________________________________________________________________ and that sets up the sptd. and the next au3 file as; _________________________________________________________________________________________ ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; ; AutoIt Version: 3.1.0 ; Author: A.N.Other <myemail@nowhere.com> ; ; Script Function: ; Template AutoIt script. ; ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; Script Start - Add your code below here Run("C:\Alcohol120\Alcohol120.exe") WinWaitActive("Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3823") ControlClick ( "Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3823", "&Next >", 1 ) WinWaitActive("Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3823") ControlClick ( "Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3823", "I &Agree", 1 ) WinWaitActive("Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3823") ControlClick ( "Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3823", "&Next >", 1 ) WinWaitActive("Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3823") ControlClick ( "Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3823", "&Install", 1 ) AutoItSetOption ( "WinWaitDelay", 20000 ) WinWaitActive("Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3823") ControlClick ( "Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3823", "&Run Alcohol", 1203 ) AutoItSetOption ( "WinWaitDelay", 1000 ) WinWaitActive("Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3823") ControlClick ( "Alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3823", "&Finish", 1 ) ______________________________________________________________________________________ and that install the program after the reboot command. I am sure some of you will add the reg files but I just setup it up before first use. thunderchero