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How much space do I need to run Vista optimally?
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Dec 9, 2007, 07:11 PM
 
I have a MBP 15'' 2.6GHz, 4Gig Ram with 200Gig, but actually only 186Gig...I want to install Vista Home Premium in my MBP.

How much to space do I need to have in my partition to run Vista at an optimum level? How much space is needed to run Leopard at its optimum level? I do not want to install vista and sacrifice my Leopard...I want to run both at the highest possible level.

I am mainly using Vista for Office 2003 or 2007, internet browsing, some games like WoW...so how much space do I need?
     
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Dec 9, 2007, 08:08 PM
 
Probably 20-25 gigabytes, depending on how many games you are looking at installing.
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Dec 9, 2007, 08:16 PM
 
I had 30 gigs and recently had to repartition my drive, no I have my 200gb drive split down the middle. I have one game that takes up almost 10gb on it's own.
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Dec 9, 2007, 10:51 PM
 
Does the space affect the performance? If my space for Leopard decrease to 130Gig....will performance be affected? Is 50Gig enough for Vista to perform at full speed?
     
   
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