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| Quote : vista is 12gb xp is 5gb and linux is 1gb...at the most?..rite!? |
I wouldn't recommend it. By the time you have all apps installed, XP will likely be higher than 5GB. My VISTA RC2? build 5600 is at ~8GB, my XP-Pro(Just the windows, program files and documents and settings files= 14.9GB), and Linux will likely come in higher than 1GB(I have a couple Linux installs weighing in @ ~ 3GB). Also, you want a 2GB Linux Swap file. You will either be limited to what you can install, or your HD will be too full to work efficiently(not recommended to fill drive >75%...for defrag/Swap, etc.). GL figuring out what to do. 
PS. I keep old drives around just for Linux. I find the 6.4-8.4GB range to be good, then throw another drive(preferably bigger) in for MP3's/videos..etc.
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