On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:30:08 -0800, JonathanL
<JonathanL@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:
>Thank you one and all. Now I think I understand it. I was hoping that I could
>somehow shrink the VHD file more than what I have using the steps outlined
>elsewhere, but I can see what I have is as good as it gets. The C: drive in
>the XP guest says it's using 10.7GB and the VHD file is 11.9GB after
>shrinking (it was 16GB). In order to reduce the VHD file more, I'd have to
>delete apps and/or data and then go through the shrink process again. I just
>thought I was missing something trick, but I'm not. Thanks again!
>
>Jonathan
>
You might be able to reduce the size of the VHD on your physical hard
disk by using NTFS compression. This usually results in a 40 to 60%
compression...essentially halving the disk space used.
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Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/