Space requirement for Vista?

Biohazard · 27 Aug 2006 at 18:39

15Gb?

XP can only be a couple. Is the above figure correct?

Memphis · 27 Aug 2006 at 18:44

Yes it's correct, though it doesnt use it all.

Biohazard · 27 Aug 2006 at 18:51

well after its settled down how much space does it consume?

Memphis · 27 Aug 2006 at 19:12

It's sitting at 8Gb on my laptop.

Kainz · 27 Aug 2006 at 19:12

No one truly knows. Vista will be crammed with additional stuffs we can choose to install. I can't see most peeps using every bundled program/accessory on it so I guess most could be looking at smaller installs of 8gb or so.

Biohazard · 27 Aug 2006 at 19:58

thanks. Doesn't sound as drastic as 15!

Magic_x_uk · 27 Aug 2006 at 20:14

why though ? why 15 or even 8gb ? its a OS ? why is it so large then ?

i have seen photos of it on the net, but apart from that i dont know why it is so special ? it looks ok, but what does it exactly do that xp does not ?

Yewen · 27 Aug 2006 at 20:26

Same talk as XP being 2gb, yet with todays hard drives nobody cares.

On release basically since OS began the OS takes up around 10% of a normal sized hard drive at the time, XP on a 20gb, Vista on a 160gb.

Vista will be good, most of us will be eventually be using it.

Energize · 27 Aug 2006 at 20:29

Yewen said:
Same talk as XP being 2gb, yet with todays hard drives nobody cares.

Clearly they do otherwise this thread wouldn't be here.

csmager · 27 Aug 2006 at 21:01

Energize said:
Clearly they do otherwise this thread wouldn't be here.

You missed the point. Yewen was saying we had the same uproar when they said XP took up 2Gb of space, yet today nobody cares. Same will happen with Vista.

Biohazard · 27 Aug 2006 at 21:48

I think it seems, on the face of it, bloated. I'll reserve judgement until I have seen what exactly is in it ie worth the space

Kainz · 27 Aug 2006 at 22:16

Got to admit though, when XP came it's install size wasn't all that above Win2k. What would your average XP dir total at? I'd roughly guess 3-4gb? 5-6gb max?

No matter how you look at it, 15gb is a massive amount of space. Hard disk space and Ram are hardly an issue nowadays anyway given storage prices, but still 15gb is a fair amount.

I'm one of those types who hates bloated programs and get pee'd off if something consumes a silly amount of ram/hd space when I can find a third party tool that can provide the same functionality. I'll still be getting Vista regardless anyway.

Magic_x_uk · 27 Aug 2006 at 22:20

any idea of cost on this OS anyhow ? will there just be one version ? or like home / pro etc ? and will M-soft release a new version of Office for it ?

Echo toxin · 27 Aug 2006 at 22:28

Magic_x_uk said:
any idea of cost on this OS anyhow ? will there just be one version ? or like home / pro etc ? and will M-soft release a new version of Office for it ?

Dunno the costs yet but there will be several versions. There is an Office 2007 on the way. (Where have you been?!

)

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/editions/default.mspx

Meatball · 27 Aug 2006 at 22:31

Kainz said:
Got to admit though, when XP came it's install size wasn't all that above Win2k. What would your average XP dir total at? I'd roughly guess 3-4gb? 5-6gb max?

No matter how you look at it, 15gb is a massive amount of space. Hard disk space and Ram are hardly an issue nowadays anyway given storage prices, but still 15gb is a fair amount.

I'm one of those types who hates bloated programs and get pee'd off if something consumes a silly amount of ram/hd space when I can find a third party tool that can provide the same functionality. I'll still be getting Vista regardless anyway.

Exactly how I feel mate. I don't like the new "Oncare" icons and options scattered everywhere in the latest vista beta, looks trashy

Energize · 27 Aug 2006 at 22:43

Kainz said:
Got to admit though, when XP came it's install size wasn't all that above Win2k. What would your average XP dir total at? I'd roughly guess 3-4gb? 5-6gb max?

My windows folder is 2.98GB that makes vista more than 5x bigger.

Kainz · 27 Aug 2006 at 23:53

You can find more info on Vista at Paul Thurrots supersite.
http://www.winsupersite.com/vista/

csmager · 28 Aug 2006 at 10:19

Kainz said:
No matter how you look at it, 15gb is a massive amount of space. Hard disk space and Ram are hardly an issue nowadays anyway given storage prices, but still 15gb is a fair amount.

But as has already been said, it doesn't take up 15Gb of space, it just requires 15Gb of space before it will let you install.

Once installed (even in the beta stages) it's only around 6-8Gb, and that's with *everything* installed that goes with the Ultimate Edition. It also caches most of the install DVD too (most of which is taken up by vast amounts of drivers).

The reason:

ZDNet said:
That 15GB requirement is a reflection of how the new staged setup program for Windows Vista works. Vista’s predecessors, including Windows XP, perform a file-by-file setup. The staged installation copies a disk image containing a full, ready-to-run installation of Windows Vista, installs drivers for your hardware, migrates your data, and finally cleans up after itself.