Apologies if this is old hat, but the answers I need are quick to give I promise.

I'm having trouble minting an nLite'd WinXP Pro disc. I'm getting odd behavior after I burn off each new copy. Things like Windows File Protection requiring the disc when trying to install Nvidia video drivers, and some things I select in Unattended and Tweaks simply do not integrate at all (for instance, I have the product key in the unattended settings but the last build I tested prompted for a key).

Also, here is something I do not understand. The 'Last Session' function allows me to take off from my last changes, yes? So if I make customizations to the 'tweaks' section, and later load up that session, those checkboxes should be saved? But when I get to the screen that allows me to select which operations I want, they are all de-selected (red dot). When I select them and procede forward, some sections retain my changes, and some are blank even though I remember making changes in that session that I am presumably continuing. Also, the Unattended setup warns me that there are settings there that will be overwritten no matter how clean an installation source I make. Is this normal?

My nLite build is not aggressive at all, maybe 10MB smaller than usual with a few packages thrown in. This is very frustrating because I have used nLite in the past without trouble to do the same thing. Thank you.

Last Session.ini:
[Main]
Env = 1.3 RC - 2.0.50727.42.Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2
Target = Windows XP Professional SP:2 - 5.1.2600.2180 - English (United States)

[Tasks]
Remove Components
Unattended Setup
Hotfixes and Update Packs
Tweaks
Create a Bootable ISO
Options

[Components]
;# Drivers #
Tape drives
Toshiba DVD decoder card
;# Hardware Support #
Multi-port serial adapters
;# Multimedia #
Old CDPlayer and Sound Recorder
Tablet PC
;# Compatibility #
Compat01
Compat02
Compat03
Compat04
Compat06
Compat09
Compat11

[KeepFiles]
msconfig.exe

[RemoveFiles]
clock.avi
yahoo.bmp
swtchbrd.bmp

[Options]
ProfilesDir = "%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings"
TargetPath = "WINDOWS"
temp_dir = %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp

[Patches]
TcpIp = 100
UsbPoll = 250

[Services2]

[Tweaks]
Boot and Shutdown-Logon Page-Classic
Explorer-Add 'Command Prompt' to folder context menu
Explorer-Advanced Search: preconfigure options
Explorer-Change Explorer Folder View to: details
Explorer-Classic Control Panel
Explorer-Disable Accessibility keyboard shortcuts
Explorer-Disable Prefix: Shortcut to
Explorer-Display the contents of system folders
Explorer-Recycle Bin: allow to rename and delete
Explorer-Restore previous folder windows at logon
Explorer-Show Drive Letters in front of Drive Names
Explorer-Show extensions of known file-types
Explorer-Show hidden files and folders
Explorer-Show protected operating system files
Explorer-Show Statusbar in all windows
Explorer-Show the full path in the Address Bar
My Computer-Add Device Manager to Context Menu

Performance-Disable Tracking of Broken Shortcut Links
Performance-Do not cache thumbnails
Performance-Enable USB Idle Endpoint support
Privacy-Disable Error Reporting
Privacy-Remove Alexa
Start Menu-Add Administrative Tools menu
Start Menu-Control Panel-Display as a menu
Start Menu-Disable Highlight newly installed programs
Start Menu-Disable popup on first boot
Start Menu-Do not use Personalized Menus
Start Menu-Remove Windows Catalog shortcut
Taskbar-Disable Group similar Taskbar buttons
Taskbar-Disable Hide inactive icons
Taskbar-Disable Language-Bar
Taskbar-Disable Windows Tour popup
Windows Media Player-Accept Privacy Statement
Windows Media Player-Disable starting with Media Guide
Windows Media Player-Do not show anchor in Designmode
Windows Media Player-No visualization
Windows Media Player-Optimize fullscreen mode behavior
Windows Media Player-Remove all context menu entries

[Unattended]
ComputerType = Default
HibernationNo
MaximumDataStorePercentOfDisk = 12
RestorePointLife = 30
DesktopTheme = Default||
AutoUDay = 5
AutoUHour = 15
ProgFilesPath = "\Program Files"

[NetAdapter1]
connname = ""
macaddress = ""
ipaddress = "192.168.0.1"
subnetmask = "255.255.255.0"
defaultgateway = ""
dnsserver1 = ""
dnsserver2 = ""
winsserver = ""
netbiossetting = "0"
ipxnetworknumber = "00000000"
ipxnetworkframetype = "0xFF"

[GuiRunOnce]

[Drivers]

[Hotfixes]
D:\XPResources\Apps\nLite\RVMUpdatePack2.1.5a.7z
D:\XPResources\Apps\nLite\Xable_StartupCPL-v1.0_addon.cab
D:\XPResources\Apps\nLite\ProgramAddons Firefox 2.0.cab
D:\XPResources\Apps\nLite\RVMAddons_1.8.0.7z
D:\XPResources\Apps\nLite\RVMAddonsDX9_1.1.7z
D:\XPResources\Apps\nLite\RVMAddonsWMP10_3.0.7z
D:\XPResources\Apps\nLite\Kels_UserPass2_addon_v1.CAB

Last Session_u.ini:
;
; nLite private info
; (don't post it on the net, it's not important for debugging)

[Personal]
TimeZone = (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
CDKey = "[key goes here]"
ComputerName =
Organization =
Language = English (United States)
Locale = English (United States)
Keyboard = US
DomainAdmin =
DomainPass =
JoinDomain =
JoinWorkgroup =
Owner =

[Users]
Administrator|||True|Administrators||False|True|True
Guest|||False|Guests||True|False|False

The reason it says there are unattended options is because your original CD apparently has some preset unattended options.

Is your CD an original retail CD or did your CD come with a computer purchased from somewhere like dell or hp?

The answer to that question may help us to figure out the other problems.

The original CD was a Dell XP cd that has had Corporate VLK guts overwritten onto it then slipstreamed to SP2 manually some time ago.

That is the problem. When you overwrite an OEM CD (that requires activation, even if done transparently to the user) with a Corporate CD, you are bound to have problems. I would try using nlite on either the original VLK CD or the original Dell CD. nlite can remove anything the Dell CD has on it that you dont want, and can slipstream SP2.