Hard disk space required for installing Windows XP SP3 on one computer

In this post list the hard disk space that is required to install Windows XP SP3 on one computer. Space requirements vary depending on the location from which you want to download or install the service pack, and whether you enable or disable System Restore.

Note We recommend that you read the "Notes" section for table descriptions and more information that you may have to have to install Windows XP SP3.

Hard disk space required if you install Windows XP SP3 from a shared folder on the network
To install Windows XP SP3 from a shared folder on the network, make sure that the computer meets the minimal space requirements shown in the following table:

System Restore feature enabled System Restore feature disabled
Working space 80 megabytes (MB) 80 MB
Files that remove Windows XP SP3 256 MB 256 MB
Total hard disk space that is required 1020 MB available after installation
1100 MB peak usage during installation 380 MB available after installation 460 MB peak
usage during installation

Hard disk space required if you install Windows XP SP3 from the Windows XP SP3 CD
To install Windows XP SP3 from the Windows XP SP3 CD, make sure that the computer meets the minimal space requirements shown in the following table:

System Restore feature enabled System Restore feature disabled
Working space 280 MB 480 MB
Files that remove Windows XP SP3 256 MB 256 MB
Total hard disk space that is required 1485 MB available after installation
1765 MB peak usage during installation 750 MB available after installation 1230 MB peak
usage during installation