Exactly how much space does it say is available... down to the byte level? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ASB Sent: 27 October 2004 16:43 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] OT: Windows 2003 Clean Install results in high disk space utlization
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That's not normal... http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=DiskSpace.TXT - ASB Cheap, Fast, Secure -- Pick Any TWO. http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/ 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 List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ ======================================================================= Scanned for virus infection by Messagelabs ======================================================================= List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
