Win 7 ignorant... please help

[BubbaDude]

Firstly, please forgive my ignorance. I recently bought a new comp and it has a 30 GB ssd - which, after updates is completely full - with only win 7 stuff.

I really don't want to buy another ssd, so if someone could help me make win 7 smaller I would greatly appreciate it.

I've seen references to both vlite and rt7lite. Which is better? And how do I go about it?

Again, sorry for my ingnorance - newb, what can i say. . .

[MagicAndre1981]

have you installed the Sp1? You can free some space by running this:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/joscon/archive/2011/02/15/how-to-reclaim-space-after-applying-service-pack-1.aspx

[submix8c]

"Recently bought" implies OEM, of which many provide "trialware" and "bloatware". Isolate and uninstall for more freespace.

[G8YMW]

Myself, I use CCleaner and something I've used from my Win98 days, "Easycleaner".

Easycleaner is not quite as rigorous as CrapCleaner but does a good job for me.

Right click and run as Administrator. Look at registry and unnecessary files

I've not looked at Win7 as I've not had problems with a full HD but XP had a load of leftovers( Uninstall) from updates which (looking at dates) which can be deleted if your machine is stable.

Edited March 11, 2011 by G8YMW

[BubbaDude]

Actually it's a cyberpower system. Don't really know if that qualifies as OEM or not.

After several hours on the phone with microsoft tech support we got everything installed (including SP1) and all pertinent updates with 8 GB left on my 30 GB ssd.

This is definitly better than full, but 20+GB still seems like a lot.

MagicAndre: I've already deleted the sp1 backup files using the disk cleanup wizard. I'm not really sure what DISM.exe does so I'm a bit hesitant to use it.

Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[MagicAndre1981]

a 30GB partition is still too small.

[Guest]

I run Windows 7 on a 10 gig partition.

[myselfidem]

MagicAndre: I've already deleted the sp1 backup files using the disk cleanup wizard. I'm not really sure what DISM.exe does so I'm a bit hesitant to use it.

Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

DISM, with Admin rights, do the same work: delete backup files, in your case with SP1 installed online:

C:\Windows\System32>Dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded

Edited March 13, 2011 by myselfidem

[MagicAndre1981]

I run Windows 7 on a 10 gig partition.

32Bit Starter or higher edition with hacks like removed WinSxS? How many programs you use? If I install the WinSDk + VS2088,2010 I use more than the 10GB you use.

[vipejc]

a 30GB partition is still too small.

I use a 160 and 250 GB internal hard disk and a 250 GB external. My 7-year-old XP Home consumes just 9 GB, which will reduce to around 6 GB after XP support ends and I wipe all the Microsoft backup folders. A 30 GB hard disk could be plenty, depending on end-user usage.

[Guest]

I run Windows 7 on a 10 gig partition.

32Bit Starter or higher edition with hacks like removed WinSxS? How many programs you use? If I install the WinSDk + VS2088,2010 I use more than the 10GB you use.

Windows 7 Pro. Nothing removed.

I don't install programs on the OS partition. Saves me from having to reinstall them if I ever need to reinstall the OS. Things like Java, yes. I portabilize most programs.

Edited March 14, 2011 by -X-

[MagicAndre1981]

32 or 64Bit? Do you install update? And you only use small portable apps

[Guest]

32bit. I haven't updated in a while as I hardly ever boot into 7. They are not all small. UT2004 Demo is almost 600 MB.

[Tripredacus]

I was doing a deployment test when I saw this thread so I had to wait until it was all done. I installed Windows 7 Professional SP1 x86 with drivers for about 12 boards, Office 2010 and Windows Live Essentials 2010 installed:

So 30GB with a stock OS should be enough to hold the OS, but I would recommend an 80GB personally.

Edited March 15, 2011 by Tripredacus
typo

[MagicAndre1981]

32bit. I haven't updated in a while as I hardly ever boot into 7.

ok, so if you install the Sp1 and all other updates the usage increases a lot.