Physical size for Vista

I would like to know what the physical size of Windows Vista is after
installation? I know the Microsoft requirements for installation states that
one needs 15GB of free space, but that isn't necessarily reflect the actual
disk space used. Anyway, the information would be helpful to me in deciding
what size hard disk to get with a new notebook. Thanks.

Vista Ultimate here Windows directory size is 8.38 GB.

Csaba

FYIGMO wrote:
> I would like to know what the physical size of Windows Vista is after
> installation? I know the Microsoft requirements for installation states that
> one needs 15GB of free space, but that isn't necessarily reflect the actual
> disk space used. Anyway, the information would be helpful to me in deciding
> what size hard disk to get with a new notebook. Thanks.

The normal way to decided what size hard drive to get is: "The bigger the
better".

NIK

"FYIGMO" <> wrote in message
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>I would like to know what the physical size of Windows Vista is after
> installation? I know the Microsoft requirements for installation states
> that
> one needs 15GB of free space, but that isn't necessarily reflect the
> actual
> disk space used. Anyway, the information would be helpful to me in
> deciding
> what size hard disk to get with a new notebook. Thanks.

"FYIGMO" <> wrote in message
news:4EDF0B21-1A5D-4049-B736-...
>I would like to know what the physical size of Windows Vista is after
> installation? I know the Microsoft requirements for installation states
> that
> one needs 15GB of free space, but that isn't necessarily reflect the
> actual
> disk space used. Anyway, the information would be helpful to me in
> deciding
> what size hard disk to get with a new notebook. Thanks.


System Restore will start eating up a lot of disk space, and your
applications may get even larger than the size of the windows folder, so you
really should get the largest possible. 120GB should be the minimum for a
Vista laptop HDD these days.

vista will eat your drive...

you need a 40gb disk at least to say you will do anything


"FYIGMO" <> wrote in message
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>I would like to know what the physical size of Windows Vista is after
> installation? I know the Microsoft requirements for installation states
> that
> one needs 15GB of free space, but that isn't necessarily reflect the
> actual
> disk space used. Anyway, the information would be helpful to me in
> deciding
> what size hard disk to get with a new notebook. Thanks.

Tiberius wrote:
> vista will eat your drive...
>
> you need a 40gb disk at least to say you will do anything
>
Could you stop the lying...please!
Frank

you are a moron...

vista needs 10 gigs by itself

add 5 gigs for programs

and 5 gigs for restore points and shadow copies..

thats 20 gigs...

and he/she will have 20 gigs of space for downloads work and personal
files...

you need that at least on a modern computer connected with broadboand...

so you are a monkey for once more... wanna bannana?


"Frank" <> wrote in message
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> Tiberius wrote:
>> vista will eat your drive...
>>
>> you need a 40gb disk at least to say you will do anything
>>
> Could you stop the lying...please!
> Frank

On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:30:01 -0700, FYIGMO
<> wrote:

>I would like to know what the physical size of Windows Vista is after
>installation? I know the Microsoft requirements for installation states that
>one needs 15GB of free space, but that isn't necessarily reflect the actual
>disk space used. Anyway, the information would be helpful to me in deciding
>what size hard disk to get with a new notebook. Thanks.

Unlike prior versions of Windows where a lot of drivers didn't get
installed by default, Vista reversed this and dumps a lot of junk on
your root drive that 99% of users never use during the install which
increases bloat by quite a margin. The flip side is a lot of things
you may like, like Microsoft's included 3D games, in the business
version for example Vista don't install automatically so how much hard
drive space Vista eats up depends. To start 8-10 GB is probably a
rough estimate. Factor in another 1-2 GB for your paging file and
probably another GB or two at least for installed software, then
allowing for all the security update and patches, restore points the
often quoted 15GB isn't that far off, besides you should always allow
at least 5 GB or more wiggle room for unexpected things that always
end up on your system. Murphy's Law, always get a hard drive twice as
big as you think you'll need.

Tip: this is one reason having a decent Registry cleaner helps. Most
will generate a laundry list of all the clutter like foreign language
fonts you'll never use, time settings for remote places, stuff like
that. They add up and remember even little files fill up the whole
cluster so cleaning out the junk if hard drive space it tight can save
you several GBs. With hard drive prices still falling I wouldn't
recommend anything less than 40 GB for your root drive.

I recomended 40 gigs too as a minimum to be able to function...

when I said that, Frank said I was lying...

what a stupid idiot he is



"Adam Albright" <> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:30:01 -0700, FYIGMO
> <> wrote:
>
>>I would like to know what the physical size of Windows Vista is after
>>installation? I know the Microsoft requirements for installation states
>>that
>>one needs 15GB of free space, but that isn't necessarily reflect the
>>actual
>>disk space used. Anyway, the information would be helpful to me in
>>deciding
>>what size hard disk to get with a new notebook. Thanks.
>
> Unlike prior versions of Windows where a lot of drivers didn't get
> installed by default, Vista reversed this and dumps a lot of junk on
> your root drive that 99% of users never use during the install which
> increases bloat by quite a margin. The flip side is a lot of things
> you may like, like Microsoft's included 3D games, in the business
> version for example Vista don't install automatically so how much hard
> drive space Vista eats up depends. To start 8-10 GB is probably a
> rough estimate. Factor in another 1-2 GB for your paging file and
> probably another GB or two at least for installed software, then
> allowing for all the security update and patches, restore points the
> often quoted 15GB isn't that far off, besides you should always allow
> at least 5 GB or more wiggle room for unexpected things that always
> end up on your system. Murphy's Law, always get a hard drive twice as
> big as you think you'll need.
>
> Tip: this is one reason having a decent Registry cleaner helps. Most
> will generate a laundry list of all the clutter like foreign language
> fonts you'll never use, time settings for remote places, stuff like
> that. They add up and remember even little files fill up the whole
> cluster so cleaning out the junk if hard drive space it tight can save
> you several GBs. With hard drive prices still falling I wouldn't
> recommend anything less than 40 GB for your root drive.
>

On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:58:29 +0300, "Tiberius" <>
wrote:

>I recomended 40 gigs too as a minimum to be able to function...
>
>when I said that, Frank said I was lying...
>
>what a stupid idiot he is

I'm trying to remember if I ever read any Frank post where he didn't
lie about something. Frank seems to like to shout liar, liar. That's
like the disturbed person that deliberately sets fires, just to see
the fire trucks come. Frank craves attention. Good, bad, he don't
care. He doesn't known enough to contribute anything useful but seems
to enjoy the attention he gets by being a troll.