Michael Jay Lissnerhttps://michaeljaylissner.com/2008-01-03T23:39:33-08:00The incredible size of XP2008-01-03T23:39:33-08:00Mike Lissnertag:michaeljaylissner.com,2008-01-03:posts/2008/01/03/the-incredible-size-of-xp/<p>I have been playing with virtualization these past few days, and I installed Windows <span class="caps">XP</span>, Windows 98 and Fedora 6. It’s been an interesting experience, but I am shocked at the size of <span class="caps">XP</span>. After installing it, updating it, installing Firefox and <span class="caps">AVG</span> antivirus, it is 5.<span class="caps">13GB</span> in size! Incredible. </p>
<p>Compare that to Fedora 6, which weighs in at 2.<span class="caps">57GB</span> (with server and programming software), or - hilariously - with Windows 98 at <span class="caps">230MB</span> (roughly a 20th of <span class="caps">XP</span>). </p>
<p>I knew <span class="caps">XP</span> was big, but that’s quite something. Something else that was quite interesting is that it took nearly as long to install 98 despite its puny size. I’m baffled as to how it took so long, but I’m guessing it had something to do with multiple processors, which I’m sure it doesn’t support.</p>