Using the latest XPE
Read the other threads that suggested uncommenting the USERPROFILE and another line in xpe-default, and changing 998 in 997 in nu2xpe.inf to prevent overlap with the same ID in the z_custom.inf of XPE.

But still no shortcuts to be seen, also, if I run the program by hand, no output appears and no shortcuts are created, should this work?

Side questions:
1) Can you hide the old nu2menu icon? One menu is enough :-)
2) What should I use in z_custom.inf to get

; TaskBar on Top - No Autohide

About the only comby not listed :-)

Thank you

actually xpeinit.exe -l creates the shortcuts, nu2xpe only add reg entries... do you have other icons in start menu or it's empty at all?

Yes,

* Programs
+ Administrative Tools
+ ...
* Documents
* Settings
...

I'm a bit confused now. The XPE environment apparently is loaded, since I see the menu bar at the top. But strangely enough I can't find any X:\Programs\xpe directory, neither the xpeinit file??

Thank you very much for your time!