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I start out with a 16GB OS partition cleanly formatted and install Windows
2003 Server. At the end of installation, I have just about 500MB disk space
free. Has anyone seen this before?
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That's not normal...

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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 11:18:28 -0400, Lou Vega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Howdy folks,
> 
> <short attention span summary>
> I start out with a 16GB OS partition cleanly formatted and install Windows
> 2003 Server. At the end of installation, I have just about 500MB disk space
> free. Has anyone seen this before?
> </short attention span summary>
> 
> This has been a bit of an annoyance for a few days now. I have a Dell 1655MC
> Blade server which I'm installing Windows 2003 Server on. I boot from the CD
> and perform a clean install - wiping out previous partitions, formatting,
> etc. Now the disk space numbers are correct for my partitions during the
> setup (16GB OS partition and 60GB applications partition) but after I
> complete the install of Windows 2003, it shows an available disk space
> report of just 500MB left on that 16GB drive with JUST the OS installed.
> 
> I've begun a search on Google ("Windows 2003 Installation Low Disk Space"
> and variants) but maybe I'm not searching with the proper query. Has anyone
> else seen this?
> 
> Regards,
> Lou
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