True. I use Rvm Update Pack. When a new pack comes out, I'm not bothered to rebuild my ua disc. Not even my apps are on the cd! On my 1Gb usb, there is a folder called XPUPDATE. From svcpack, I launch a cmd file FOR %%u IN (D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) DO IF EXIST %%u\UPDATEXP\KB888111.EXE SET A=%%u\UPDATEXP&cd %A% FOR %%k IN (*.exe) DO "%%k" /Q /O /N /Z cd .\IEXPRESS FOR %%i IN (*.exe) DO "%%i" /Q:A /R:N This way, I don't have to reburn my ua dvd when new hotfixes come out. I just drop them into my USB mem stick in a folder called UPDATEXP and the iexpress created hotfixes go in UPDATEXP\IEXPRESS Very efficient, saves me a lot of time. So... after this long explanation, that's why I use svcpack Also, about apps, I put them in an APPS folder in my memstick and there's a similar batch file. They are grouped in installer type, e.g. %memstick%\APPS\Wise %memstick%\APPS\Inno %memstick%\MSI etc. So I do FOR IN commands to launch all exes from the specified folder w/the switch for the installer type.