15GB required to install...is there anyway around that?

My C: is only 13gb big, the windows (xp) folder is only like 3.5gb big. my D:
is 18gb big though. Assuming it isnt going to fill up 15GB once installed,
is it possible to somehow direct it to use my D: instead, or can you install
windows onto a D:?

In article <DDD3B498-4B37-4A6A-ABC3-06C083D94226@microsoft.com>,
Greg <Greg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> My C: is only 13gb big, the windows (xp) folder is only like 3.5gb big. my D:
> is 18gb big though. Assuming it isnt going to fill up 15GB once installed,
> is it possible to somehow direct it to use my D: instead, or can you install
> windows onto a D:?

yes, Install OSX.

it's arguably a more advanced OS and only takes up 2.3GB upon a standard
install. Apple has better programmers, so it's able to write tighter,
faster, stronger code than Microsoft. MS programs by committee, Apple
programs by genius. So if you wonder why people are having trouble
installing Vista, now you know why. go out and buy a mac, you'll be glad
you did.

http://www.apple.com/macosx/switch/

Are you a total moron? He has a legitimate question and you have to go and
say something stupid. OSX isn't the answer to everything.

Go play with yourself.


"Mark Thompson" <mkt-@sourceforge.net> wrote in message
news:45cbb4a4$0$10307$815e3792@news.qwest.net...
> In article <DDD3B498-4B37-4A6A-ABC3-06C083D94226@microsoft.com>,
> Greg <Greg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> My C: is only 13gb big, the windows (xp) folder is only like 3.5gb big.
>> my D:
>> is 18gb big though. Assuming it isnt going to fill up 15GB once
>> installed,
>> is it possible to somehow direct it to use my D: instead, or can you
>> install
>> windows onto a D:?
>
> yes, Install OSX.
>
> it's arguably a more advanced OS and only takes up 2.3GB upon a standard
> install. Apple has better programmers, so it's able to write tighter,
> faster, stronger code than Microsoft. MS programs by committee, Apple
> programs by genius. So if you wonder why people are having trouble
> installing Vista, now you know why. go out and buy a mac, you'll be glad
> you did.
>
> http://www.apple.com/macosx/switch/

My laptop hard drive partition was only 16GB total and it's now 11GB free,
so it doesn't really eat up 15GB. You can choose to install Vista anywhere
you like.


"Greg" <Greg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsDD3B498-4B37-4A6A-ABC3-06C083D94226@microsoft.com...
> My C: is only 13gb big, the windows (xp) folder is only like 3.5gb big. my
> D:
> is 18gb big though. Assuming it isnt going to fill up 15GB once
> installed,
> is it possible to somehow direct it to use my D: instead, or can you
> install
> windows onto a D:?

Opps, I typed that wrong, The total install size is showing at 10GB with 2GB
being for pagefile and hibernation. I'm running Vlite now to remove the
hibernation option and will probably shrink the pagefile down to 512mb.


"Dale M. White" <dale.white@NOinsightbb.NOcom> wrote in message
news:kuedne50Dbk6JFbYnZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d@insightbb.co m...
> My laptop hard drive partition was only 16GB total and it's now 11GB free,
> so it doesn't really eat up 15GB. You can choose to install Vista anywhere
> you like.
>
>
> "Greg" <Greg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> newsDD3B498-4B37-4A6A-ABC3-06C083D94226@microsoft.com...
>> My C: is only 13gb big, the windows (xp) folder is only like 3.5gb big.
>> my D:
>> is 18gb big though. Assuming it isnt going to fill up 15GB once
>> installed,
>> is it possible to somehow direct it to use my D: instead, or can you
>> install
>> windows onto a D:?
>
>

On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 15:23:00 -0800, Greg
<Greg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>My C: is only 13gb big, the windows (xp) folder is only like 3.5gb big. my D:
>is 18gb big though. Assuming it isnt going to fill up 15GB once installed,
>is it possible to somehow direct it to use my D: instead, or can you install
>windows onto a D:?

You need a bigger drive. Even if you can shoehorn Vista into the
little free space you have doing a custom install (haven't tried) you
won't have much room left for the swap file or where Windows by
default puts all your installed software, under program files.

Lets see... just looking at my Vista install, the Windows folder fills
about 8.3 GB, that doing a install in place which kept all my old
software. You need that minimum extra room when the cab files get
expanded, etc.. Windows needs some wiggle room to install.

My program files folder is another 9.8 GB, so that's already way over
15 GB and that don't count the space the swap file takes up, another
1.5 GB, plus you'll need room for Windows security updates, restore
points, etc.. So not really practical.

You can pick up a 50 GB drive for well under $100 these days. Most of
the online web sites that sell computer stuff often have special on
hard drives they almost give away.

http://www.nextag.com/50gb-hard-drive/search-html

vlite( current beta 00.9 ) :

vista configuration tool, trim vista dvds to cd size, remove
components,drivers,demos..

removed all optional stuff : vista install is 4-5 GB on Disk,RAM usage down
to under 200 MB.

www.vlite.net

SJ /germany

"Greg" <Greg@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
newsDD3B498-4B37-4A6A-ABC3-06C083D94226@microsoft.com...
> My C: is only 13gb big, the windows (xp) folder is only like 3.5gb big. my
> D:
> is 18gb big though. Assuming it isnt going to fill up 15GB once
> installed,
> is it possible to somehow direct it to use my D: instead, or can you
> install
> windows onto a D:?

On Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:39:16 -0700, Mark Thompson
<mkt-@sourceforge.net> wrote:

>In article <DDD3B498-4B37-4A6A-ABC3-06C083D94226@microsoft.com>,
> Greg <Greg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> My C: is only 13gb big, the windows (xp) folder is only like 3.5gb big. my D:
>> is 18gb big though. Assuming it isnt going to fill up 15GB once installed,
>> is it possible to somehow direct it to use my D: instead, or can you install
>> windows onto a D:?
>
>yes, Install OSX.
>
>it's arguably a more advanced OS and only takes up 2.3GB upon a standard
>install. Apple has better programmers, so it's able to write tighter,
>faster, stronger code than Microsoft. MS programs by committee, Apple
>programs by genius. So if you wonder why people are having trouble
>installing Vista, now you know why. go out and buy a mac, you'll be glad
>you did.
>
>http://www.apple.com/macosx/switch/


Apple needs a marketing genius like Bill Gates. Apple only has a 6%
share of the personal computer market. <giggle, snort>

Please explain to us "windows dummies" how it is that if Mac has such
a better OS, that 94 out of every 100 people buy something else.

so when you were installing, did you take enough off your computer to only
have one gig left? that sounds almost impossible. Did you have less than
15gb free when you installed?

"Dale M. White" wrote:

> Opps, I typed that wrong, The total install size is showing at 10GB with 2GB
> being for pagefile and hibernation. I'm running Vlite now to remove the
> hibernation option and will probably shrink the pagefile down to 512mb.
>
>
> "Dale M. White" <dale.white@NOinsightbb.NOcom> wrote in message
> news:kuedne50Dbk6JFbYnZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d@insightbb.co m...
> > My laptop hard drive partition was only 16GB total and it's now 11GB free,
> > so it doesn't really eat up 15GB. You can choose to install Vista anywhere
> > you like.
> >
> >
> > "Greg" <Greg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > newsDD3B498-4B37-4A6A-ABC3-06C083D94226@microsoft.com...
> >> My C: is only 13gb big, the windows (xp) folder is only like 3.5gb big.
> >> my D:
> >> is 18gb big though. Assuming it isnt going to fill up 15GB once
> >> installed,
> >> is it possible to somehow direct it to use my D: instead, or can you
> >> install
> >> windows onto a D:?
> >
> >
>
>
>

for someone that knows so much, aparently he doesnt realize that OSX will not
install on a PC...

also, i use a Mac OSX every day at work and I HATE it! I even own a Mac
mini. I can use it and deal with it at work but i'll never feel comfortable
with one. Atleast they finally got things looking more modern finally with
the relase of X. OS9 and below compare to that of a colecovision. Im
perfectly fine with my PC.

"Mark Thompson" wrote:

> In article <DDD3B498-4B37-4A6A-ABC3-06C083D94226@microsoft.com>,
> Greg <Greg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > My C: is only 13gb big, the windows (xp) folder is only like 3.5gb big. my D:
> > is 18gb big though. Assuming it isnt going to fill up 15GB once installed,
> > is it possible to somehow direct it to use my D: instead, or can you install
> > windows onto a D:?
>
> yes, Install OSX.
>
> it's arguably a more advanced OS and only takes up 2.3GB upon a standard
> install. Apple has better programmers, so it's able to write tighter,
> faster, stronger code than Microsoft. MS programs by committee, Apple
> programs by genius. So if you wonder why people are having trouble
> installing Vista, now you know why. go out and buy a mac, you'll be glad
> you did.
>
> http://www.apple.com/macosx/switch/
>