Boot Camp and Driver File Sizes

Running BootCamp 2.1 on a MacBook Pro with Vista (legitimate).
I partitioned my Vista drive and it's 25.8 GB. Everything works normally, but 20% of my drive space is consumed by 2 driver installs - NVIDIA Drivers and Windows Driver Package - Cirrus Logic, Inc.
I've tried uninstalling both and a variety of devices failed so I've gathered that these are part of the Boot Camp install. But do they have to consume so much space? If yes, how can I expand the disk space without re-installing Vista?
Thank you for your help!

Hi,
The ISO.exe file you downloaded is only a small applet-like thing that opens up a download window, which connects to Digital River. This is what actually let's you download the real ISO file (which is like 2.3G in size). So to clarify, the ISO.exe is NOT the actual ISO installer.
Because it's an .exe file, you will need Windows to use it (which is not very good for Mac users). I had to borrow someone else's PC laptop just to use the .exe app. You will then need to transfer the ISO you download to your Mac with a large USB device or external hard drive or something. If you don't have access to another PC or don't have an older version of windows already installed where you can use the .exe file to d/l the ISO, I would recommend emailing Digital River and asking for the direct download link.
By the way, if you use the .exe file, I found that the download froze on me about 75% of the way through (many others had this problem). I temporarily disabled the firewall on the PC I was borrowing and then it downloaded fine.
Once I got the ISO, I just burned it with Disk Utility.
If you bought the 32-bit version of Win7, I have the link to the ISO if you need it, because I requested it from Digital River (am I allowed to post this? It's useless without a genuine activation code anyways...)
Message was edited by: dan.gee

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    Host Name: macOZi
    Date/Time: 2007-01-23 19:31:22.690 +0700
    OS Version: 10.4.8 (Build 8N1150)
    Report Version: 4
    Command: WindowServer
    Path: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Frameworks/CoreGraphic s.framework/Resources/WindowServer
    Parent: launchd [1]
    Version: ??? (???)
    PID: 67
    Thread: 0
    Exception: EXCBADACCESS (0x0001)
    Codes: KERNPROTECTIONFAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00040f64
    Thread 0 Crashed:
    0 <<00000000>> 0xffff07ff __memcpy + 95 (cpu_capabilities.h:228)
    1 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x906d1b0e addEventsToTap + 841
    2 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x90403fb9 CGXFilterEvent + 83
    3 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x90403cf3 CGXGetNextEvent + 145
    4 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x90403c29 CGXRunOneEventPass + 49
    5 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x90402744 CGXRunOneServicesPass + 107
    6 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x9040d32a CGXServerLoop + 150
    7 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x903e1a9d CGXServer + 1164
    8 WindowServer 0x00001fa8 main + 24
    9 WindowServer 0x00001f7e _start + 216
    10 WindowServer 0x00001ea5 start + 41
    Thread 1:
    0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90009857 machmsgtrap + 7
    1 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x903f193d eventThread + 3343
    2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 pthreadbody + 84
    Thread 2:
    0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024427 semaphorewait_signaltrap + 7
    1 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x906dd348 layerblitthread + 228
    2 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x906dd872 layerblit_asyncthread + 94
    3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 pthreadbody + 84
    Thread 3:
    0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90009857 machmsgtrap + 7
    1 com.unsanity.ape 0xc0005f6d _apeinternal + 9907
    2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 pthreadbody + 84
    Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
    eax: 0xffff0702 ebx: 0x906d17d3 ecx: 0x000000a0 edx: 0x0000000c
    edi: 0x00040f64 esi: 0xbffff4f5 ebp: 0xbffff448 esp: 0xbffff440
    ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010286 eip: 0xffff07ff cs: 0x00000017
    ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037
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    Macbook Black Core2Duo   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

    Unfortunately, what you did not post was the panic log. Open Console and locate the panic.log. Post the log entry for the kernel panic.
    I suggest you might try this:
    Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
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    Also visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on diagnosing and solving kernel panics.
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    Hi ppl!
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    Insert the OS X Installer DVD into the optical drive. Use a simple utility like TinkerTool to toggle invisibility so you can see invisible items. Alternatively, open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder and at the prompt enter the following:
    defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles Yes
    Press RETURN.
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    • Click on the "Go" button .....
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    20 of 20 files were present on the hard disk.
    0 of 20 files had file permissions that did not match those specified in the package.
    0 of 20 files had checksums that did not match those specified in the package.
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    Extract or Install........
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    8. If “Extract to...” is selected.... navigate to the location where the file will be placed, select “choose”, select “extract” in new dialog that appears,authenicate , if prompted, click “OK”.
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    11. Type in your password, click “OK”
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    • Pacifist may find that a file it is installing already exists on the hard disk. Pacifist will present you with an alert panel....
    Stop
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    Update ..... Default selection
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    iMac 27"
    i7 Quad Core (1st gen)
    16GB Ram
    1TB HDD
    OS X Lion (Fresh Install - Not Upgrade)
    All updates for OS and iLife and other installed software:
    Adobe Creative Suite CS5
    MS Office 2011
    Boot Camp 4.0
    Window 7 Ultimate
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