DuckieHo

XP SP3 is more like 6GB....

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dr_bowtie

yea....I rememebr 98SE being something like 400-700mb but XP-SP1 being 4 gigs installed...

doesnt really matter about size...lol every OS that comes out bigger than the last people say it's full of Bloat...we all did the same thing when XP came out and we were all on 98se....we were all like OMG...we're going to need 40gig drives now...lol

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Anqt31

When I installed an updated all drivers, Vista Ultimate x64 took up around 30GB

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BiG O

With everything of yours installed as well? That seems a bit large.

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PizzaMan

My Ulimate sp1 was 17GB.

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Stillhouse

Mine, with SP1 and all the DreamScene stuff, is just over 20GB.

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You can "make permanent" SP1 by deleting all the roll-back files from vista. This will significantly reduce the size of your Vista install. Just run vsp1clean.exe from the "run" box. See:

http://www.labnol.org/software/tutor...nk-files/2641/

Also, if you don't mind re-installing, you can run Vlite and customize your vista install. I just did this and created an unattended Vista Ultimate X64 install with SP1 integrated and no "fat" (media center, printer drivers, tablet pc, etc...). The resulting .iso is only 2 GB on disk, which means the final install will be quite small. The great thing is that I also included all my updated drivers for my 790i board and 8800 ultras, and all the hotfixes currently on my system.

Now I have vLite install disk, I can simply put it in the drive and get a fresh, optimized, slim install for my system without the SP1 headaches or the 4gb BSOD limitation of the standalone vista install. It takes a couple of hours to put this together (mostly waiting time), but I highly recommend it. I also made a "just in case" "fat" "attended" install disk with SP1 included for future systems where I may have a different setup and Vista license. A good tutorial can be found here:

http://expertester.wordpress.com/200...m-build-vista/

and a simpler one here:

http://www.labnol.org/software/tutor...tegrated/2750/

and a video version (no slipstreaming sp1):


BTW, if you make a very slim version of vista, your boot time will usually be reduced.

Cheers!