JSI Tip 5711. How much free space is required to install Service Pack 1 (SP1) on Windows XP?

Jerold Schulman

September 10, 2002

1 Min Read
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To install SP1, the following space is required:

                                               Space required for              Space required for installing    installing SP1 from the              SP1 from a shared distribution   service pack CD-ROM or the              folder on a network              Windows XP SP1 Web site------------------------------------------------------------------------------Service pack  145 megabytes (MB)               145 MB (for the service only          for the service pack             pack) + 283 MB (for the service                                               pack files contained in the                                               %SystemRoot%Servicepackfiles                                               folder)Subtotal      145 MB                           428 MBWorking space  56 MB                            56 MBFiles that    233 MB                           233 MBremove SP1Total         378 MB                           661 MB              434 MB peak during               717 MB peak during              installation                     installation

NOTE: The Working space is a temporary requirement, used only during the install.

NOTE: The Files that remove SP1 are only used if you let the install archive the replaced files.



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