When you want to format new partition on windows vista operating system, you will create two partition on their windows vista hard disk . To create a secondary partition on your windows vista operating system as a back up windows vista partition to save important files or data inside this vista another partition. the partition for the operating system default setting will use C name, user can't change drive c name, but can add another name to this drive. You can format windows vista partition by yourself, it is a simple step to follow how to format windows vista partition when format drive c. my tutorial below show to you how to format windows vista partition. Format windows vista partition only take below five minute or depend on user computer speed. on my format windows vista partition tutorial, it only take below two minute to finish the format windows vista partition process. Don't be suprise when your computer will take half an hour to finish format windows vista partition. It maby because of your computer speed is slow or your hard disk already having a problem.
to format your windows vista partition follow below step by step tutorial with screenshots
this is desktop for your windows vista operating system.
place your windows vista computer mouse on the my computer icon and right click your windows vista mouse locate manage and click into it.
open windows vista manage, user will saw the computer management menu. before user can see the management menu, you can see the user account control menu that want your permission to continue, click or hit continue button.
after click or hit continue button, the computer management menu will appear like screenshots below.
locate disk management on the below left pane and click or enter this disk management.
this windows vista partition declare unallocated because this partition need to format by you, if this windows vista partition did'nt format, you can't use this partition. continue below tutorial how to format windows vista secondary partition.
right click your computer mouse on the windows vista unallocated partition and locate the new simple volume and click it.
the below screen shot will appear
continue with next button
the assign drive letter will appear after click button next
remain the default drive letter or select another drive letter
after assign drive letter, hit the next button or click it
rename or remain default name and click and dont forget to click perform quick format ceck box and click next button
this menu appear when you are completing create new volume wizard but not completed format the partition, click finish button to continue format windows vista partition
wait until formating partition complete, below screenshot if the formating process completed u can see the different, see the colour for the secondary partition, if the blue colour it meaning that windows vista format partition process completed.
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