Vista and media playback

grumpy_Bastard · Post by **grumpy_Bastard** » 03 Feb 2007, 04:32

Deathblane wrote:Ok, so this has seriously got me thinking about using linux. For example I have an archaic machine (800MHz, 128MB ram) currently running xp and used for torrenting and word processing.

It currently runs like a cripple with two broken legs. Would upgrading it to linux make it run better?

no, but putting a more realistic amount of ram would.

KDR_11k · Post by **KDR_11k** » 03 Feb 2007, 08:37

Can anyone who used Vista tell m if it's true that it needs 10GB on the harddrive?

rattle · Post by **rattle** » 03 Feb 2007, 10:12

I read that it is supposed to consume about 15 GB but I guess it strongly depends on installation options.

AF · Post by AF » 04 Feb 2007, 01:55

Size on Disk: 9.44 GB (10,143,428,608 bytes)

file size of c:\ windows, a full windows Vista Business install with everything installed except for Inernet Information services and ftp servers...

10GB is nothing on a modern drive, and most XP installs exceed 10GB easily once all the updates are downlaoded and you really start to use it.

Peet · Post by **Peet** » 04 Feb 2007, 02:33

My XP Pro install c:\windows, running for ~4 months, is 2.61 GB.

AF · Post by AF » 04 Feb 2007, 04:36

Most of an XP install resides outside the c:\windows folder. Try looking at the documents and settings folder after you've subtracted the my documents folders.

Peet · Post by **Peet** » 04 Feb 2007, 04:42

~1GB (66GB - 33GB desktop -23GB my documents)

So my XP install is about 4 gigabytes.

KDR_11k · Post by **KDR_11k** » 04 Feb 2007, 09:10

I've allocated only 4GB to the OS partition on my drive.

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Vista and media playback