I was wondering how big windows 2000 Pro is after all the updates? I have a 6 gig drive... how much do you think will be let over after all of this is done?

If you install a clean copy of win2kPro, that takes about 1.5 gig at most. Then install SP4. That wil add about 200 or so more. But the cheek of it is that a folder is created in the WIndows directory called ServicePack Files. Delete that and you get about 200 to 300 meg back. If you don't backup the install files as well you'll save about 100 meg. So sofar just putting win2k with SP4 has taken about 1.7gig. Then if you install the rollup pack for sp4 for WIn2k thats another 200 or so meg and I beleive that leaves a folder in your windows dir by a simialr name. (I can't remeber right now), this basically adds the security fixes and ahem *critical updates* microsoft says you need.

SO with that in mind 2gig for 2K + SP4+ sp4 rollup. Installing IE6 will take about 50 to 60 meg, and obviously any other stuff you have.

Quatermass O.B.E

Ya, makes ya wonder how Xtra Putrid got bloated so fast

Or Vista. I mean by the time win2k came about 10 gig was calssed as bare minimum to MR Microsoft, with most people having at least a 20 or 2 10 gig drives. I guess they just add really big files full of crap because with Vista and XP they thought everybody has like 40 to 700gig drives :P

Quatermass O.B.E

If the computer in your specs is the one in which you wish to install Windows 2000, you might not like the performance unless you're overly patient or plan to install 2000lite. I personally find a typical Windows 2000 installation to be painfully slow on both a Pentium MMX 200 and a Pentium Pro 200, so a plain Pentium 200 will be even slower.

Windows 95 and NT 4.0 would naturally run well, and Windows 98SE can be tamed to run reasonably well (especially with 98lite.) If space is an issue, any two of these OSes combined would consume less space than Windows 2000 alone (again, unless you decide to remove some bloat with 2000lite.)

Ninety-six megs is also just a tad bit on the light side for Windows 2000, but fine for 95, 98, and NT 4.0. I would not attempt running 2000 with anything less than 128 MB (and preferably a decent Pentium II.) YMMV.