disk space after installation

Aristide de la Tanne · External Since: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 6

After a minimal installation of Vista Ultimate is done, how much disk
space is taken by it?
Aristide

Aristide de la Tanne · External Since: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 6

On 19 Mrz., 04:11, "Richard Urban"
<richardurbanREMOVET... RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:

> There is no minimal, maximum or custom installation of Vista. There is one
> default install. Depending upon your installed RAM, the initial used space
> may be from 8 - 12 gig, with nothing else installed.

My RAM is 1 GB. Is there a table or a formula relating the amount of
RAM and the diskspace taken?

8 to 12 GB is too huge for a backup on a 4.7 DVD. If there is no
minimal installation available "on board" of Vista setup, I will have
to install it with the third party tool "vLite". Or are there known
issues with vLite?

Aristide de la Tanne · External Since: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 6

On 19 Mrz., 04:11, "Richard Urban"
<richardurbanREMOVET....DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:

> There is no minimal, maximum or custom installation of Vista. There is one
> default install. Depending upon your installed RAM, the initial used space
> may be from 8 - 12 gig, with nothing else installed.

My RAM is 1 GB. Is there a table or a formula relating the amount of
RAM and the diskspace taken?

8 to 12 GB is too huge for a backup on a 4.7 DVD. If there is no
minimal installation available "on board" of Vista setup, I will have
to install it with the third party tool "vLite". Or are there known
issues with vLite?

Aristide de la Tanne · External Since: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 6

On 19 Mrz., 04:11, "Richard Urban"
<richardurbanREMOVET....DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:

> There is no minimal, maximum or custom installation of Vista. There is one
> default install. Depending upon your installed RAM, the initial used space
> may be from 8 - 12 gig, with nothing else installed.

My RAM is 1 GB. Is there a table or a formula relating the amount of
RAM and the diskspace taken?

8 to 12 GB is too huge for a backup on a 4.7 DVD. If there is no
minimal installation available "on board" of Vista setup, I will have
to install it with the third party tool "vLite". Or are there known
issues with vLite?

Richard Urban · External Since: Mar 03, 2006 Posts: 3023

There is no minimal, maximum or custom installation of Vista. There is one
default install. Depending upon your installed RAM, the initial used space
may be from 8 - 12 gig, with nothing else installed.

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Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User

"Aristide de la Tanne" <aristide1993 RemoveThis @yahoo.fr> wrote in message
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> After a minimal installation of Vista Ultimate is done, how much disk
> space is taken by it?
> Aristide
>

Richard Urban · External Since: Mar 03, 2006 Posts: 3023

The default install, in your case, will create a 1 gig pagefile and a 1 gig
hiberfil.sys (hibernation file) in addition to the base Vista install. I
have 2 gig of RAM so I have a 2 gig pagefile and a 2 gig hiberfil.sys file.

These files are NOT backed up during a backup.

I do not know if the Vista backup program will span DVD's. I do know that
Acronis TrueImage HOME 10.0.4942 will. It is a much better solution than
that which is supplied with Vista. It costs about $50.00.

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Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User

"Aristide de la Tanne" <aristide1993.TakeThisOut@yahoo.fr> wrote in message
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> On 19 Mrz., 04:11, "Richard Urban"
> <richardurbanREMOVET....TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> There is no minimal, maximum or custom installation of Vista. There is
>> one
>> default install. Depending upon your installed RAM, the initial used
>> space
>> may be from 8 - 12 gig, with nothing else installed.
>
> My RAM is 1 GB. Is there a table or a formula relating the amount of
> RAM and the diskspace taken?
>
> 8 to 12 GB is too huge for a backup on a 4.7 DVD. If there is no
> minimal installation available "on board" of Vista setup, I will have
> to install it with the third party tool "vLite". Or are there known
> issues with vLite?
>
>
>
>
>

Aristide de la Tanne · External Since: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 6

On 18 Mrz., 22:52, "Richard Urban"
<richardurbanREMOVET....DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> The default install, in your case, will create a 1 gig pagefile and a 1 gig
> hiberfil.sys (hibernation file) in addition to the base Vista install. I
> have 2 gig of RAM so I have a 2 gig pagefile and a 2 gig hiberfil.sys file.
>
Ok, now I understand the rule.

> I do not know if the Vista backup program will span DVD's. I do know that
> Acronis TrueImage HOME 10.0.4942 will. It is a much better solution than
> that which is supplied with Vista. It costs about $50.00.

Good advice. I use Acronis and I am content with them.

Thanks of your patience.
Aristide

khiefa86 · External Since: Sep 13, 2009 Posts: 1

I Use Vista SP1 x64, my problem is disk space after istalation and
update from microsoft so small, I use 24 GB for only operating system,
What is such a vista 64 bit. Please Help me...... Crying or Very sad

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khiefa86

Rick Rogers · External Since: Aug 19, 2006 Posts: 3178

Get a bigger hard drive and transfer the system over. There is no other
solution that would be practical.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
Vote for my shoe: http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"khiefa86" <guest.DeleteThis@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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>
> I Use Vista SP1 x64, my problem is disk space after istalation and
> update from microsoft so small, I use 24 GB for only operating system,
> What is such a vista 64 bit. Please Help me...... Crying or Very sad

>
>
> --
> khiefa86

Jeff Hoffmann · External Since: Sep 13, 2009 Posts: 1

This works well:

http://www.vistarewired.com/2007/02/16/how-to-resize-a-partition-in-wi...ws-vist

"Rick Rogers" <rick.TakeThisOut@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Get a bigger hard drive and transfer the system over. There is no other
> solution that would be practical.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> Vote for my shoe: http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "khiefa86" <guest.TakeThisOut@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
> news:4bc9ac38ef9b494eef28b2251e640c61@nntp-gateway.com...
>>
>> I Use Vista SP1 x64, my problem is disk space after istalation and
>> update from microsoft so small, I use 24 GB for only operating system,
>> What is such a vista 64 bit. Please Help me...... Crying or Very sad

>>
>>
>> --
>> khiefa86
>

Rick Rogers · External Since: Aug 19, 2006 Posts: 3178

Vista's disk tool can only expand a volume if there is free space
immediately following it as shown in disk manager. OP has stated they only
want a 24GB volume, which is impractical for the operating system. If
there's room to expand, this is certainly an option, but I'd hazard a guess
that it's not.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
Vote for my shoe: http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Jeff Hoffmann" <jeff.hoffmann.TakeThisOut@att.net> wrote in message
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> This works well:
>
> http://www.vistarewired.com/2007/02/16/how-to-resize-a-partition-in-wi...ws-vist
>
>
> "Rick Rogers" <rick.TakeThisOut@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:eb5ElyGNKHA.5128@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Get a bigger hard drive and transfer the system over. There is no other
>> solution that would be practical.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> Vote for my shoe: http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "khiefa86" <guest.TakeThisOut@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
>> news:4bc9ac38ef9b494eef28b2251e640c61@nntp-gateway.com...
>>>
>>> I Use Vista SP1 x64, my problem is disk space after istalation and
>>> update from microsoft so small, I use 24 GB for only operating system,
>>> What is such a vista 64 bit. Please Help me...... Crying or Very sad

>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> khiefa86
>>
>