If the OP ordered Vista 32 or 64 bit on CDs instead of on DVDs then if he
received 6 CDs that would be about the right number. Also it should be noted
that when Vista is installed it consumes between 14 and 18 GB which is far
more then a standard DVD can hold. The installation DVDs are in a compressed
Cab folder format and don't expand to files till during the installation.

"Gordon" wrote in message
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"Curious" wrote in message
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The recovery partition for my HP Laptop consumed 6 DVDs, since there is a
lot of other software that comes with the computer besides Vista and none
of the software is in same "compressed" format that is used in a Vista
installation DVD.



But the OP stated that he purchased the software direct from MS - MS
wouldn't include all the apps that an OEM vendor would...

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