Ok, so I've gone throught the guide... (and although it seems pretty out of date still referring to xpinstall I understood it all) Here is what I have to far cmdlines.txt [Commands] "%systemdrive%\Install\XPlode.exe /log:#systemdrive#\Install\XPlode.log" winnt.sif [SetupParams] UserExecute="%SystemDrive%\Install\XPlode.exe" xplode.xml (in $oem$\$1\install) <XPlode> <config> <hidewindow>Windows Update</hidewindow> <hidewindow>CMD.EXe</hidewindow> <show total='6' after='2' subcount='true' /> <!-- turn antialiasing OFF if you're running GUIinstall mode --> <font face='Tahoma' antialias='false' small='8' large='12' /> <!-- note the position attribute - it is listed in 'x,y' positions. --> <!-- 0..8 still may be used. --> <window width='400' position='200,64' fixmain='0' /> <!-- Example Standalone graphics mode --> <windowmode>Standalone</windowmode> <colours> <header back='#003399' fore='#FFFFFF' image='%XPLODE%\images\head.png' /> <footer back='#003399' fore='#FFFFFF' image='%XPLODE%\images\foot.png' /> <progress border='#FFFFFF' back='#00000000' fore='#FFFFFFAA' fore2='#00000033' /> <main back='#FF00FF' fore='#FFFFFF' current='#FFFF00' description='#FFFFFF' image='%XPLODE%\images\main.png' overlay='#FFFFFF22'/> </colours> <!-- Example GUI install mode --> <!-- <windowmode>GUIinstall</windowmode> <colours> <header fore='#FFFFFF' /> <footer fore='#FFFFFF' /> <progress border='#000000' back='#FFFFFF' fore='#008800' fore2='#00FF00' /> <main fore='#FFFFFF' current='#FFFF00' description='#FFFFFF' overlay='#00000000'/> </colours> --> <strings> <!-- main XPlode string --> <title>Post-Install Configuration</title> <complete>complete</complete> <!-- adduser plugin strings --> <adduser>Adding user #1#</adduser> <addusertogroup>Adding user #1# to group #2#</addusertogroup> <addgroup>Adding group #1#</addgroup> <!-- file/dir ops plugin strings --> <copy>Copying #1# (#2#/#3# - #4#)</copy> <move>Moving #1# (#2#/#3# - #4#)</move> <delete>Deleting #1# (#3#)</delete> <!-- shortcut plugin --> <shortcut>Adding shortcut: #1#</shortcut> </strings> </config> <items> <item display='Adding users and groups...'> <!-- note the different use of quotes due to the data held in them --> <adduser username='*******' password='********' groups='Administrators' fullname='Kody Jacobs' comment="The usual suspect" /> </item> <item display='Registry Tweaks for *****'> <!-- note the username and password --> <execute display='Applying tweaks...' program='regedit' arguments='/s "%systemdrive%\install\tweaks.reg"' username='*******' password='*****' /> </item> <item display='7-Zip'> <execute display='Installing 7-Zip...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\archival\7z313.exe' arguments='-y /q /r:n' /> </item> <item display='Nero Burning ROM 6316'> <execute display='Installing Nero Burning ROM 6.3.1.6...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\burning\nero6316.exe' arguments='/SN= /WRITE_SN /SILENT /NOREBOOT' /> </item> <item display='K-Lite Codecs'> <execute display='Installing K-Lite Codecs...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\codecs\klmcodec100.exe' arguments='/verysilent /sp- /dir="C:\Program Files\Codecs\KLITE"' /> </item> <item display='WMA Runtimes'> <execute display='Installing WMA Runtimes...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\codecs\WMFDist.exe' arguments='/Q' /> </item> <item display='WMA Codecs'> <execute display='Installing WMA Codecs...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\codecs\wmacodec.exe' arguments='/Q:U /R:N' /> </item> <item display='Motherboard Monitor 5.3.6.0'> <execute display='Installing Motherboard Monitor 5.3.6.0...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\diagnostic\mbm5360.exe' arguments='/silent' /> </item> <item display='Daemon Tools 3.44'> <execute display='Installing Daemon Tools 3.44...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\emulation\daemon344.exe' arguments='REBOOT=REALLYSUPPRESS /qn' /> </item> <item display='VMWare 4.00'> <execute display='Installing VMWare 4.00...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\emulation\VMWARE400_4460.EXE' arguments='/S /V"/QN REBOOT=Suppress"' /> </item> <item display='Adobe Acrobat 6.01'> <execute display='Installing Adobe Acrobat 6.01...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\internet\AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe' arguments='-p"-s /v\"/qn\""' /> </item> <item display='BigPond Cable Login'> <execute display='Installing BigPond Cable Login...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\internet\BPCable.EXE' arguments='/QB' /> </item> <item display='BigPond Cable Toolbar'> <execute display='Installing BigPond Cable Toolbar...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\internet\bptsetup.exe' arguments='/QB' /> </item> <item display='Flash FXP 2.1'> <execute display='Installing Flash FXP 2.1...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\internet\FlashFXP_21.exe' arguments='/Silent' /> </item> <item display='MS Java'> <execute display='Installing Miscrosoft Java...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\internet\msjavx86.exe' arguments='"/c:"javatrig.exe /exe_install /l /q /qq" /q:a /r:n"' /> </item> <item display='Sun Java 1.4.2.04'> <execute display='Installing Sun Java 1.4.2.04...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\internet\j2re-1_4_2_04.exe' arguments='/s /v"/qn REBOOT=Suppress"' /> </item> <item display='MYIE2 0.9.18.20'> <execute display='Installing MYIE2 0.9.18.20...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\internet\M2Combo.exe' arguments='/S' /> </item> <item display='CDEX 1.51'> <execute display='Installing CDEX 1.51...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\media\cdex_151.exe' arguments='/s /D=C:\Program Files\CDEX' /> </item> <item display='dbPowerAmp Music Converter 10'> <execute display='Installing dbPowerAmp Music Converter 10...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\media\dMC.exe' arguments='<Silent>' />\ <execute display='Installing dbPowerAmp Lame Encoder...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\media\dMCLame.exe' arguments='<Silent>' /> </item> <item display='Foobar 2000 0.8'> <execute display='Installing Foobar 2000 0.8...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\media\Foobar.exe' arguments='/S' /> </item> <item display='Partition Magic 8'> <execute display='Installing Partition Magic 8...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\system\pm8\setup\setup.exe' arguments='/S /V/QN' /> </item> <item display='TweakUI 2.10 Powertoy'> <execute display='Installing TweakUI 2.10 Powertoy...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\tweaks\TweakUI.msi' arguments='/qb' /> </item> <item display='Objectdock 1.0'> <execute display='Installing Objectdock 1.0...' program='%systemdrive%\Install\tweaks\objectdock.exe' arguments='/S' /> <execute display='Configuring Objectdock' program='%systemdrive%\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\ObjectDock.exe' arguments='-ah1 -ps1 -pa2 -m1' /> <execute display='Closing Objectdock' program='%systemdrive%\Install\pskill.exe' arguments='objectdock.exe' /> </item> </items> </XPlode> And I'm not having any luck, at either the t-12 minute mark, from cmdlines.txt or the t-9 mark from winnt.sif Can someone please suggest something because I've been through it with a least 15 variations and I can't get it.... Thanks, Oh, I'm using XP SP2, jedboecks removal techniques, removed OOBE and MUI... Cheers, Scott