SP1 CREATES Free Disk Space!

Ha-ha... well...

Before starting the SP1 installation (full SP1 installation disk -
downloaded) I had 70GB free space on C drive. After completing the SP1
install I have 95GB free space. Interesting... LOL...

-Frank

Perhaps thats because it deleted the install files you downloaded to being with.


Post Originated from Vista Support Forums

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945681

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"Frankster" <> wrote in message news: ...
Ha-ha... well...

Before starting the SP1 installation (full SP1 installation disk -
downloaded) I had 70GB free space on C drive. After completing the SP1
install I have 95GB free space. Interesting... LOL...

-Frank

<Jason> wrote in message news:...
> Perhaps thats because it deleted the install files you downloaded to being
> with.
>
>
> Post Originated from Vista Support Forums
>

as per the OP:
"... Before starting the SP1 installation (full SP1 installation disk -
downloaded) I had 70GB free space on C drive. After completing the SP1
install I have 95GB free space. Interesting..."

so, you're saying the SP1 installation files total 25Gb?
wow. you must have a magic Vista PC...

Don't think so...

From the article: "This issue occurs when you install Service Pack 1 (SP1)
for Windows Vista on a computer that is low on available disk space."

I had 70GB of free disk space (on a 160GB drive). The installation
instructions specify that 35GB free space is enough.

-Frank

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote in message
news:O%...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945681

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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Winhelponline.com blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


"Frankster" <> wrote in message
news: ...
Ha-ha... well...

Before starting the SP1 installation (full SP1 installation disk -
downloaded) I had 70GB free space on C drive. After completing the SP1
install I have 95GB free space. Interesting... LOL...

-Frank

"Jason" wrote in message news:...
> Perhaps thats because it deleted the install files you downloaded to being
> with.
>
>
> Post Originated from Vista Support Forums

Nope. I installed form a CD that I had made from a download I did on a
different machine.

-Frank

Upon further reflection, possibly this was the reason. However, I don't
think it was because of "low disk space" as the article says. I think this
is the default behavior, regardless. Here's why I think that.

I applied SP1 to two different systems:

One was a Desktop with over 100GB free space and I used the ~65MB Windows
Update download to to the install. This machine also about 25MB or so more
disk space after the install than it had before the install.

Another was a Laptop with 70GB free space. On this one I used the ~454MB
full package that I had burned onto a CD to do the SP1 install. Same thing
happened on this laptop, 25GB extra disk space afterward.

On both machines, previous restore points had been removed.

Hmm... I think they fiddled with something in the install package after the
KB article was written.

-Frank

"Frankster" <> wrote in message
news: ...
> Don't think so...
>
> From the article: "This issue occurs when you install Service Pack 1 (SP1)
> for Windows Vista on a computer that is low on available disk space."
>
> I had 70GB of free disk space (on a 160GB drive). The installation
> instructions specify that 35GB free space is enough.
>
> -Frank
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote in message
> news:O%...
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945681
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> Winhelponline.com blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
>
>
> "Frankster" <> wrote in message
> news: ...
> Ha-ha... well...
>
> Before starting the SP1 installation (full SP1 installation disk -
> downloaded) I had 70GB free space on C drive. After completing the SP1
> install I have 95GB free space. Interesting... LOL...
>
> -Frank
>

Thanks for the update! Thought that could be the only reason.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Winhelponline.com blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


"Frankster" <> wrote in message news: ...
Upon further reflection, possibly this was the reason. However, I don't
think it was because of "low disk space" as the article says. I think this
is the default behavior, regardless. Here's why I think that.

I applied SP1 to two different systems:

One was a Desktop with over 100GB free space and I used the ~65MB Windows
Update download to to the install. This machine also about 25MB or so more
disk space after the install than it had before the install.

Another was a Laptop with 70GB free space. On this one I used the ~454MB
full package that I had burned onto a CD to do the SP1 install. Same thing
happened on this laptop, 25GB extra disk space afterward.

On both machines, previous restore points had been removed.

Hmm... I think they fiddled with something in the install package after the
KB article was written.

-Frank

"Frankster" <> wrote in message
news: ...
> Don't think so...
>
> From the article: "This issue occurs when you install Service Pack 1 (SP1)
> for Windows Vista on a computer that is low on available disk space."
>
> I had 70GB of free disk space (on a 160GB drive). The installation
> instructions specify that 35GB free space is enough.
>
> -Frank
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote in message
> news:O%...
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945681
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> Winhelponline.com blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
>
>
> "Frankster" <> wrote in message
> news: ...
> Ha-ha... well...
>
> Before starting the SP1 installation (full SP1 installation disk -
> downloaded) I had 70GB free space on C drive. After completing the SP1
> install I have 95GB free space. Interesting... LOL...
>
> -Frank
>