Preferably W2k3, Hotfixes, and then Citrix. That way you can create incremental images of W2k3 for a particular hardware platform (which could be used for other servers and services). Also, Citrix has done a really poor job with their installers so I like to save it for last. Create and Image then install. Joe _____ From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Petitti, Bruno Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 11:49 AM To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [THIN] Staging of a Citrix Server We are having a argument at work about the following situation. One tech says it's better to install Windows 2003, then Citrix XP and then all Windows service packs/patches. Another tech says it's better to install Windows 2003, all windows service packs/patches and then Citrix XP. What are your thoughts?