Hi Eugene, and welcome to TSF!
First, who is the manufacturer of this laptop and what is the model number? Did it come with recovery CDs?
You can partition the hard disk manually by doing this:
Download Ultimate Boot CD from my sig (UBCD) below. I would download the Zip format so you will have a smaller download size. Then, burn the ISO in the Zip file to a CD using ISO recorder:
http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm
Once the CD is done, boot off the CD. Put the CD in and reboot. If it doesn't seem to see the CD or it spins up but continues booting normally, post back and I will show you how to change the boot order.
Go into the Filesystem Tools section and then select Ranish Partition Manager. Use that to partition your drive. Create one or two partitions that use the NTFS filesystem.