Need someone to run this test for me

I need someone to run a little test for me.

More specifically, i want to know how big a FRESH Installation of Windows 8 (8 or 8.1) is, after the following changes:
- System restore disabled
- Swap/Page file disabled
- Hard disk index disabled
- Hibernate disabled
- No programs installed aside from those included with the OS.
- No user files stored onto the drive.
- No updates installed to the system.

Feel free to do this in a VM. Rep points for a clear & coherant answer.

 

Why?

What I mean is, what's wrong with your system, that you need this type of information?

Inquiring minds want to know!

 

And this: "- No programs installed aside from those included with the OS."

You probably won't find too many people here that have that.

 

Wait, why can't you do it, OP?

 

I'm planning to see if i can fit Windows 8 on a 24GB SSD, with a few tweaks. I'll try myself and see how it goes.

 

Have you looked into WIMBoot?


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This is your best bet, although you'll lose a bit of performance from the compression.

 

Not all system are the same or run the same so what your asking is next to impossible to get or do. What I can say for sure is W7 by itself take about 20-30 gigs to install and your 24G SSD will not work nor will it help if you need to store more stuff or if Windows need to make a cache drive. So get a SSD 250G or 300G and install on that and go with that and save yourself the headache. What your asking or doing will not improve or give value to what your doing is more like going toward a brick wall.

 

Also consider a 24Gb SSD is only going to have 22.31Gb of usable space after format.

 

After some tweaks, OP was able to install Windows 7 on the 24GB SSD with free space left, so never say never.

 

Yes, but if that is the C:/ drive then where does he put programs that insist on loading on the C: drive? Many programs will not run correctly if installed on other drive letters.

 

Guess that's why he wants to know how much free space will he have.

 

It's possible to trim down a fresh windows 7 install to roughly 12 GB pretty easily, I'd assume it's the same for Windows 8. It's not something that I would do though. Too much compromises and you'll be starving for space eventually.

 

Really? Like what? What about using junctions?

 

Done! It works!



Even managed to get the essentials (web, email, IDE) to fit on the SSD, and with 10 gigs of space to spare!

Made most of my stuff junctioned off to the D: drive, so things like games, all my files and larger programs will be loaded off there.

Also, dat 10 second startup :thumbsup:

Most programs offer the user the option to choose where to install the program, and if that fails, junctions

EDIT: Ninja'd.

 

Good luck with that. Considering how Windows keeps file histories of important DLL's, etc you will quickly lose your precious space and have performance issues as you fill your SSD, especially a 24GB one where I can't imagine performance would be all that spectacular compared with even a decent 7200RPM spinner.

 

I'm with HTWIngnut...Quit futzing around with such a small SSD.

 

Yeah, it'll shrivel up and fall off!