Thanks for the help Sebus. So you're saying the copy is messed up then. So I did everything ok with what I did then? If I get a Retail XP version, is it the F424A52153E6E5ED4C0D44235CF545D5 hash I'm looking for? I know I'm having a blonde moment here but do I still need to use the Asus files on a retail copy? I'm not changing VLK to OEM but just wanted to check.