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    Vista - Hard Drive Space

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by ColonelFerguson, Jan 5, 2008.

  1. ColonelFerguson

    ColonelFerguson Newbie

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    About how much of your harddrive space does Vista take up?
     
    ColonelFerguson, Jan 5, 2008
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    paulmdavies Notebook Consultant

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    It depends which version you use, but with Home Premium I wouldn't bank on having much change from 10GB once you have everything set up and running, but you might get away with 8GB. I believe the quoted minimum is 6GB, but that'll be for Home Basic, which has stuff missing in comparison with Premium.
     
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    Alright, thanks a lot.
     
    ColonelFerguson, Jan 6, 2008
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  4. JCMS

    JCMS Notebook Prophet

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    A big HDD is usefull. The minimum is 40GB total with 15GB free for installation.

    SP1 needs like 10GB of temporary files
     
    JCMS, Jan 6, 2008
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