Well let me say that im VERY new to this and i really hate installing all my applications 1 by 1 after i format etc.. all the information here has been excellent but i am still needing more information on a few things. Please dont get upset as im confused on this. Im realling having problems with getting applications to install etc eg: 1clickdvd, office 2003 and others. what im really confused with is all the switches, how to setup the .ini files and stuff, is there a tool that will add all this for me? I know its the lazy mans way but i have managed to intergrate the service pack 2 and the hotfixes etc but it seems that im a little rusty on this part. I have tried all the application/programs here and maybe im missin something but i cant get that part to work, i have seen several applications that will do programs that I dont use, but thats no good if i dont use those. Im no programmer by any means, just someone wanting to learn. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks ScOOt3r!