Hiya!

I got this problem just a while ago. I made a CD for XP with nLite and tested it in VMWare virtual machine, and it worked well. Then I booted my "real" PC with the same CD. It boots (asks to press any key to boot from CD) and flashes the text about inspecting my pc. That text disappears in a second and then it's just black screen. The HDD light on the case goes on but nothing happens. I thought it just takes a little bit longer to start the installation, but after a 30-minute waiting period, I realized it's something else.

What could be the answer?

Edited February 6, 200818 yr by Bleeding

post your last session.ini to get a more definitive answer.

Okays, here it is.

Edited February 12, 200818 yr by nuhi

You posted the private part of the preset, thats not needed, we just need Last Session.ini from the ISO/CD.

But that wont help since you say it works in the virtual machine.

If you changed Computer Type in the Unattended - General, make sure to set that to Default and redo Unattended settings, remake ISO and try then.

Also make sure that the ACPI is enabled in the BIOS.

Then recheck your storage controller drivers if you integrate them, also don't remove any IDE controllers or even SCSI drivers until you see what you need.