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609413 2007-11-08 08:22:00 Hi all

How much HD space does a 'normal' Vista install take up? I have looked on the sys reqs for Vista, but previous experience has led me not to trust the HD recommendations on OS products my MS! For reference, a fresh copy of XP takes ~2GB.

And, what is the recommended 'minimum' size for a Vista HD (need at least 160GB of free space)?

Thanks.
jwil1 (65)
609414 2007-11-08 08:39:00 Hi all

How much HD space does a 'normal' Vista install take up?

I'd say you could buy 320GB for the price of a Vista install :D
PaulD (232)
609415 2007-11-08 08:53:00 15 GB or something isnt it? Speedy Gonzales (78)
609416 2007-11-08 09:46:00 Hi all

How much HD space does a 'normal' Vista install take up? I have looked on the sys reqs for Vista, but previous experience has led me not to trust the HD recommendations on OS products my MS! For reference, a fresh copy of XP takes ~2GB.

And, what is the recommended 'minimum' size for a Vista HD (need at least 160GB of free space)?

Thanks.

No. Whoever said 160GB is lying AND is wrong. Here's the system requirements straight from Microsoft's website:

* 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
* 512 MB of system memory
* 20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space
* Support for DirectX 9 graphics and 32 MB of graphics memory
* DVD-ROM drive
* Audio Output
* Internet access (fees may apply)
beeswax34 (63)
609417 2007-11-08 10:55:00 Foolishly I only allowed 11.5Gig HDD space on the first partition for my main XP OS, sadly this is not large enough and soon I will be increasing it to 20Gig.

I suggest that you allocate at least 25Gig for Vista but I don't actually know the correct figure as I have not used the OS yet and with current reports I don't think I will.

Ubuntu is on the way in a CD right now and I will be trying it out.
zqwerty (97)
609418 2007-11-08 19:56:00 Foolishly I only allowed 11.5Gig HDD space on the first partition for my main XP OS, sadly this is not large enough and soon I will be increasing it to 20Gig.

Hmm... i think my XP partitions are only 5 or 6GB and I have 3+GB free on one and 2GB on the other.

The only thing I have on there is the OS & programs, any data is on other partitions/drives.
autechre (266)
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