clean windows install

terminator2k2 · 9 Mar 2011 at 19:42

hi there, ive just done a clean windows 7 install on my new intel ssd.....

how big is win 7 sp1 64bit?

reason i ask is

total space is 37.2 gig

free space after install 14.2 gig

surely windows isnt 23 gig ?

cheers chris

terminator2k2 · 9 Mar 2011 at 20:05

surely it shouldnt be 24 gig though?

ive got 9 gig of ram.......

anyway to get this space back?

terminator2k2 · 9 Mar 2011 at 21:22

Mr Krugga said:
I have hibernation disabled, pagefile shrank to 1GB, Index and Downloads folder moved over to the storage drive. All Libraries link to storage drive folders too.

Have a look at this guide too, I found it quite useful - http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/windows-7-and-ssds-cutting-your-system-drive-down-to-size/2941.

thank you, very much appreciated..link helped a lot.....got some space back now.......

it was using 9gig for the page file.....as i have 9 gig of ram......my system uses no where near this, so i set it to 4 gig max.......

cheers chris

terminator2k2 · 9 Mar 2011 at 22:06

its triple channel.... 3 x 1 gig and 3 x 2 gig strips, same make and model......

i only had 3 gig to begin with then wanted to go to 6 gig...and brought a 3x 2 gig kit.... i thought it waste of time trying to sell 3 gig, so put it back in with my 3 x 2 gig strips......
hence reason why there is 9 gig....