when i nlite ie7 to win2003 sp2RC, it says this error.

This hotfix isnt made for this windows version. Skipping <w2k3share root>\xmllitesetup.exe

is this ok or will it give problem after installation. im asking this becoz i already tried ie7 as last option through runonceex with "/quiet /update-no /forcerestart" and still runonceex is not executing from then on.

Its fine as that hotfix is included in SP2 and not needed when slipstreaming the IE7 Package. So no worries

thanks . i would try that again.

i get this problem during install if i ignore that error.

Error : The signature for windows setup is invalid. The error code is 57. The parameter is incorrect.

Fatal Error : Setup failed to install the product catalogs. This is a fatal error.The setup log files should contain more information.

so for now im skipping ie7 till i get a solution.