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Old 02-19-2004, 07:49 AM   #1
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Unhappy Clean install of 98se

I've just done a clean install of Win98se to my aging laptop.
After downloading all updates (not DX9.0b), security patches and IE6.?? and all IE updates, the total space occupied by the OS is 318Mb.

Something to think about?

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Old 02-19-2004, 08:24 AM   #2
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Question

.....what was it BEFORE all the updates?????
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.....Gaming_rigg#1 .....
_AMD Opty 170 {CCBWE 0530 TPMW} dual core@2.8 * [now] ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe mthrbrd * 2GB G.Skill {HZ} *
2(ea)=Nvidia Geforce 7800 GTX 512MB=>>SLI<< * HHD's = WD 74GB Raptor & Maxtor 250GB/16mb/7200 rpm *
PSU=OCZ-600w_Adj SLi PwrStream * SB X-Fi XtremeMusic * Swiftech H2O "Xtreme Duty"_cooling(w/Storm_wb ) *

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..."Gaming"_rigg#2...
AMDFX-55 *MSI K8N Neo2 Plat. nVidia nForce3 mthrbrd*2GB Mushkin's XP4000*ATi (R) X800 XT Plat.Ed.(cat's 5.20)*
OCZ-520w_Adj PwrStream PSU*H2O-cooling = CPU*AC_Silencer4-cooling = GPU*Audigy2 ZS_Gamer*
>>>Ground Poundin<<< Logitech's Z680 spkr.systm. * Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard &
Logitech MX518 Gaming Mouse * Samsung 940b LCD * yeah >>> yeah
..... i-No *
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_ the "other" rigg:
P4 2.4C@3.4 {SL6Z3}*Asus P4C800-E Dlx_rev2.0 {Bios=1016}*OCZ PC4000(2x512) dl ch GOLD's*
H2O-cooled = Koolance/EXOS-AL { rad, CPU, GPU, res/pump }*NB = Swiftech's MCX159-P*
ATi (R) X800 Pro {cat's 5.20}*Aerogate-2 {mntr-temp's/fan rpm's}*Enermax-550w psu*
2(ea)=Maxtor hhd's 160gb w/8mb buffer_7200*Lian-Li PC60usb (mid_Alum.cs)*
Audigy 2 ZS*ViewSonic PF790 (19" mntr.)*
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Old 02-19-2004, 08:46 AM   #3
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woulda been in double figures before update

seems each new windows OS space requirements rises exponentially

rememer Workbench on the Amiga, all on a 1M floppy, fully GUI
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