hi all

[Hell-Stopper]

i was wondering how small can i get xp pro to be??? i got the os down to 221mb(the cd using nlite) but when i install it its about 1.7gb any tips to get it smaller?? im trying to get it as small as 500mb's, because i am putting this os onto a car pc so i would like to tune it for speed cheers any tips would be great

[MCT]

First

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- Oh no!

- Help

- I'm mad

- Please help

- Question

- I need your help

- Hmmmm ....

This should be avoided. Users should enter something more specific in topic title so that it is easier for others to help.

A few good examples:

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- RunOnceEx install problem (double installation)

- Change Internet Explorer's Icon back to default

next..

ive gotten mine down 2 168MB With SP2 *without losing funtionality*

120MB without sp2

others have gotten it smaller

u can remove dllcache which will save about 300MB or so

also.. check your "windows" directory & see how big that is..

im guessing its probly around 700MB if u have dllcache still

but if your systemdrive is 1.7GB dont install so many programs

[Hell-Stopper]

lol did u do all this with nlite? or u went down really far manually into the folder?(notice ur from canada too thx for the title tips ill put in a more detailed title next time cheers )

[prathapml]

I'd say a major portion of why it is occupying 1.7 GB is your hibernate and swap-file. You can configure those to eliminate it, let's see if nuhi adds that feature to nLite.

My nLite'd install, (without losing functionality) is approx 550 MB (on the hard-disk) after install. So you can certainly reduce it from the level it is for you (1.7 GB is too much!).

[Hell-Stopper]

nice 550mb thats pretty sweet im going to work on it when i get home from school today, too much work, these few weeks.

[Hell-Stopper]

hey, i just disabled swap and the hibernate file, my xp is now at 544mbs im still gonna try and get it smaller. thx for the tips any more is welcomed