Image size
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 3:30 am
Hello,
When I first installed Windows XP (clean install). I configured everything and I made an disk image by booting with a boot CD I created. The image size was about 650MB. Then, I formated the hard drive (the same PC) and reinstalled Windows XP (clean install ) with exactly the same configuration. The image size was about 900MB. In both cases, I choose the option "smaller size" to have the smallest image size. Can someone shed a light on this? Obviously, I am seaching a way to have the smallest image size. Since, I did some test by setting "no pagefile".
With "no pagefile", the image obtained is smaller (about 650MB). As my pagefile is 500MB, is it possible to think that the treatment of the pagefile is somehow different? What should I do to have the smallest image size, apart from choosing the option "smaller size"?
When I first installed Windows XP (clean install). I configured everything and I made an disk image by booting with a boot CD I created. The image size was about 650MB. Then, I formated the hard drive (the same PC) and reinstalled Windows XP (clean install ) with exactly the same configuration. The image size was about 900MB. In both cases, I choose the option "smaller size" to have the smallest image size. Can someone shed a light on this? Obviously, I am seaching a way to have the smallest image size. Since, I did some test by setting "no pagefile".
With "no pagefile", the image obtained is smaller (about 650MB). As my pagefile is 500MB, is it possible to think that the treatment of the pagefile is somehow different? What should I do to have the smallest image size, apart from choosing the option "smaller size"?