wchen64572

I just built a brand new computer with a 320 gb hard drive and a 1 tb drive. But my concerns for viruses are concerning. I want to partition the drives so viruses won't be able to spread.

A few question about partitioning.
If i format a partition it wouldn't format the whole actual drive will it? And is there 3rd party application i have to Use??

tosh9i

Giveaway of the Day - Paragon Partition Manager 2009 Special Edition (English Version)

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/para...ecial-edition/

The first thing you have to do is "resize" the partition. The left over space (unallocated space) is what you will use to create the new partition. For example, you have a 1 TB HD, you resize it to 750 GB, so now you have 250 GB (I know it's more like 150 GB because 1 TB does not equal 1 TB, if you know what I mean) of left over space, you will use that space to create your new partition. After that, you'll have a 750 GB Partition and a 250 GB patition, plus your 320 gb partition.

Dunedin

Hello wchen64572

Since you posted in this forum I assume you are going to install Vista.
When you are doing the install you can create a suitable partition for Vista

Then later you can resize/create partitions from within Disk Management in Vista, so you no longer need to use 3rd party tools.

No, it will only format the partition

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wchen64572

I already installed Vista. i didn't know how to partition during install mode. So is it possible still to use microsoft tools to partition

Dunedin

Yes it is.

You can "shrink" the partition Vista is installed on to create another partition. Be aware that sometimes you cannot make the new partition as big as all the remaining space. It all depends on where all the system files were installed.

So use the "Shrink" option to shrink an existing partition. This creates unallocated space out of which you can create a new partition.
1.Be sure you're logged on as an administrator.

2.Click Start and right-click Computer.

3.Select Manage. You'll get the UAC prompt asking if you want to continue. Click Continue.

4.Expand the Storage node in the left pane.

5.Click Disk Management.

6.Right click a partition that has plenty of free space and select Shrink Volume.

7.Enter the amount of space you want to subtract from the partition and click Shrink.

8.Now right-click the new unallocated space, click New Simple Volume, then click Next.

9.Enter the size for the volume, click Next, give it a drive letter, click next again, give it a name (volume label) and click Finish.

Partitioning

Note
It is a good idea to defrag before trying to shrink a partition.

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