Dual-boot
To set up a dual-boot partition, described in Chapter 1, you??™ll need to
create a separate partition for each operating system you install.
Server
If you??™re setting up a web server (or other type of network file server) or
if you??™re participating in peer-to-peer file sharing, it??™s a good practice to
put the publicly accessible folders on their own partition. This not only
helps to secure the operating system from unauthorized access, but
allows the OS to be upgraded or replaced without disrupting the shared
folders and programs.
The Disk Management nickel tour
Windows Vista comes with several disk partitioning tools, but the most useful
is Disk Management, shown in Figure 5-15. You can use Disk Management
to view the partitions of any drive on your system, as well as create,
delete, and resize partitions, and even change the drive letters for any drives
or partitions on your PC. Open the Start menu, and in the Search box, type
diskmgmt.msc and press Enter.
The main Disk Management window is divided into two panes, each of
which shows the same information in different ways. (You can change the
arrangement of the panes by going to View ??? Top or View ??? Bottom, but
Disk Management won??™t remember any of your settings for next time.)
The Graphical View, shown in the lower pane by default, is easily the most
useful, and is the subject of most of the rest of this section. The Volume
List, shown in the upper pane by default, shows only your hard disk drive
letters, and is a subset of the drive list in Windows Explorer.
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