Vista X64 SP1 "install size" vs Vista X32 SP1 "instal

[benifin]

Hi all

Here are the figures:-

- Factory slipstreamed Vista X32 SP1 Install DVD "fully stipped with 1.1.6RC" gives an installed HDD footprint of ~ 1.1gig excluding swap file.

- User slipstreamed Vista X64 SP1 Install DVD "fully stipped with 1.1.6RC" gives an installed HDD footprint of ~ 5.4gig excluding swap file.

I presumed and expected the HDD install size would be around 2X the Vista X32 size BUT its nearly 4.5X the size of Vista X32 SP1 ?!?!?.

I am using the -extreme switch for each and am checking WINSXS for each

-> is it possible that the the difference is due to X32 being a Factory sliplstream and X64 being a user slipstream ?

**OR**

=> is this normal ?

Thanks,

Ben

PS: FWIW, the RAM footprint for each above is very similar:- Vista X32 SP1 is ~ 230meg and Vista X64 SP1 is ~ 290meg

Edited April 28, 2008 by benifin

[Tomorrow]

Its normal

[Legolash2o]

x64 editions have folders such as "SySWOW64" and "Program Files (x86)", etc... to keep x86 compatibility.

[benifin]

Really ??

From memory, I would have sworn that when I last did a full-vlite-stripped install of Vista X64 [ pre-SP1 ] the HDD installed size was around ~2.5gig (?)

Why whould SP1 on a slipstreamed Vista X64 have more than doubled its HDD installed size ?

OR

Is my memory of the installed size of Vista X64 [pre-SP1] wrong ?

Ben

Edited April 28, 2008 by benifin

[nuhi]

4.5X the size of Vista X32 SP1? Not normal, it should be 2X the size.

You could recheck that.

[eryen]

Probably Vista steel keeping old WinSxS files. And too many backup files.

[benifin]

Well ..... I re-did the Boot CD / DVD and this is what I got:-

- Factory slipstreamed Vista X32 SP1 Install CD "fully stipped with 1.1.6RC" gives a Boot CD size of ~490meg

- User slipstreamed Vista X64 SP1 Install DVD "fully stipped with 1.1.6RC" gives a Boot DVD size of ~1.1gig

Does this seem right to other Vlite users ?

Ben

Edited April 29, 2008 by benifin

[Bilar Crais]

Well ..... I re-did the Boot CD / DVD and this is what I got:-

- Factory slipstreamed Vista X32 SP1 Install CD "fully stipped with 1.1.6RC" gives a Boot CD size of ~490meg

- User slipstreamed Vista X64 SP1 Install DVD "fully stipped with 1.1.6RC" gives a Boot DVD size of ~1.1gig

Does this seem right to other Vlite users ?

Ben

Yep...my x64 vLite discs weigh in right around 1.1-1.2 gigs.

[benifin]

Hi Bilar

Is your install DVD a Vista X64 SP1 or Vista X64 Original ?

Is it pretty-much a full strip ?

Also, regardless of which one it is, when you install it, excluding the swap file, how much HDD room does it take up ?

Ben

PS: My Vista X64 SP1 with a full-strip using 1.1.6 RC gives me an installed sized of ~5.4gig excluding the swap file ?!?!?

Edited April 30, 2008 by benifin

[eryen]

All informations based on Original SP1 integrated MSDN DVDs. "Not Touched"

Full Installation. Not stripped anything

01. Windows Vista Starter x86......................6.26GB

02. Windows Vista Home Basic x86...............6,37GB

03. Windows Vista Home Premium x86..........7,63GB

04. Windows Vista Business x86...................6,82GB

05. Windows Vista Ultimate x86....................7,71GB

06. Windows Vista Enterprise x86.................6,81GB

07. Windows Vista Home Basic x64...............9,43GB

08. Windows Vista Home Premium x64..........11,14GB

09. Windows Vista Business x64....................10,27GB

10. Windows Vista Ultimate x64.....................11,24GB

11. Windows Vista Enterprise x64..................10,25GB

Basicly. x64/x86 ratio nearly 1,5 of total size.

[nuhi]

benifin, that's ok.