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used Mozbackup to import my settings from the XP install
A patched up version of ultimate Sp1 with all the additions like IIS adds up to 19.2gb, just enough so windows wont complain about swapfiles
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but strip it down to the basics and cut that number in half!!
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yeah but a full xp install is under 4gb. Where the hell does the other 15+ gb go!
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the other 15+ gb goes to the $#** microsoft puts in their products. probably a time bomb to destroy you files after a couple of years!! LOL!!!
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I really want to try windows vista but i got a problem with it.. I can't run my software that i am using in my work.. so this is what really bothers me..
what software is it that you are wanting to work with? You can try to work with it after you set its properties to be compatible with xp on Vista. Apparently that can get the softwares working which are not compatible with vista.
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dual boot vista and xp
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Thank you. Just wish I had read that beforehand. I had problems with installing it at first but all ok now.
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Originally Posted by jbennet 
id say 60gb
vista + office + drivers + updates comes to like 35+ gb
My system is fully functional at 25 Gb but I have to admit that I had to resize the partition size from an orginal 20Gb because after SP1 Vista just got fatter.
I'm not against the arguement that Vista is bloated, but that's what you get for loading up all the supposed features of Vista even though you only have a license for, say Business or Home. Besides, Mac is generally designed for reliability and scurity not flexibility and compatibility. However, in terms of security... I think the tables have turned for Mac and Vista. google pwn2own
)Has anyone tried installing any Mac OS on any other machine other than what it was built for? (not an arguement but a real question)
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