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Re:Windows 8 Release Preview ready for download by MiguelHudnandez on Thursday May 31, 2012 @04:41PM (#4050237)
The WOW compatibility layer couldn't account for 700 MB.

Perhaps x64 built-in drivers plus their x86 equivalents? I'm tempted to download both, extract, and compare.

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Re:Windows 8 Release Preview ready for download by nooop on Thursday May 31, 2012 @05:14PM (#4050409)
> The WOW compatibility layer couldn't account for 700 MB.

I'm not that sure... Plus 64 bits binaries are probably something in the order of 10% bigger.

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