June 13, 200620 yr 7.20 GB (7,731,460,094 bytes) here, im using 32 bit, for me its sucks for an OS to have this size. Edited June 13, 200620 yr by XP_2600
June 14, 200620 yr 64-Bit 11.4GB52,471 files 9,747 folders....This is not after a clean install, but I haven't installed much, Creative drivers, Steam... It's just about a clean install...All said and done installing Windows took up 20GB of my drive... Edited June 14, 200620 yr by Nakatomi2010
June 17, 200620 yr 32 bit install here, with a Windows folder weighing in at 6.78 GB. This is running in a VMware virtual machine, though, not on real hardware (I don't have an extra HDD handy to install to). A good chunk of that (3.26 GB) is in the WinSxS directory. Another chunk (2.17 GB) is, as expected, in the System32 directory. The rest is scattered around in the other directories. Notepad is still redundantly in both the Windows directory and the System32 directory; you'd think they'd have fixed that by now. At least all the 16-bit legacy stuff is gone.
June 17, 200620 yr 3,306.6 MB in size, and the Sytem32 Folder is 1,116.1 of that. This is a month old installation from an XP2 slipstreamed CD, with all the Windows Updates applyed using Autopatcher. If you use offline files, those are stored in a folder under the WINDOWS folder, and can contribute to the total size. Contrary to your findings, I have a winSXS of 24.1MB, so don't know why it's so much smaller by comparison.
June 17, 200620 yr mine is a 32 bit install with only forceware drivers everything else worked stright from install7,033,995,264 byteswhich is massive... my xp installation is only 400mb!!!!
June 26, 200620 yr This is my hole hdd 2g used(1000rpm lub it )How did you get your install so small. I'm using a 74GB Raptor for my install partition, so i'm trying to be as tight with the space as possible. Gonna set up a dual boot with XP pro. Thanks-s
June 26, 200620 yr wow, that is just crazy. Nuhi, you better come out with an nlite for vista or else! .... xp is under a gig for me, i just dont get it. so much crap added in.
June 26, 200620 yr Notepad is still redundantly in both the Windows directory and the System32 directory; you'd think they'd have fixed that by now.I think this is needed for compatibility.And I will report the size, once I have a new HD (running 64-bit). But it's really annoying the WinS&S folder is so big. Doesn't it have something to do with .Net ?
June 26, 200620 yr mine is taking up 1.51 GB (1,622,170,441 bytes) and i thought that was big :/ it not like its even a new install as i dit this 15/02/2006xp tablet edition
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