December 12, 2005 | Comments: (0)
No 128MB Windows XP Pro Info...Yet
Got some pings on a recent column where I mentioned that because Virtual Server R2 now has the ability to more effectively manage the size of VHDs that some Microsoft guys had figured out ways to trim enough fat off a working Windows XP Pro instance to keep it running inside of 128MB. That's bootable USB key territory.
The pings basically asked: "How?!"
I begged Microsoft, but they wouldn't yet release that documentation to the public. Internal Redmond stuff only.
Fortunately, if you get Win2k3 R2 installed, you'll also get the Virtual Disk Precompacter feature, which is, apparently, a big step in the shrinking process. Maybe we'll just get a working copy of R2 installed in the lab and see how far down we can shrink it ourselves.
Anyone else cares to join, I'll give away a free virtual T-Shirt to the smallest provable running instance.
Posted by Oliver Rist on December 12, 2005 01:59 PM
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Hmmm, a bootable BartsPE build (www.nu2.nu) comes in at about 200 Meg. If you trim the excess drivers and system files it comes in at 130 Meg. I'd love a bit more time to see if I can trim it further - its a start.
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