To Create A Partition With The Windows Feature; To Create A Partition In The Recovery Process - Sony VGN-AR88E Troubleshooting And Recovery Manual

To create a partition with the Windows feature

1 Click Start, Control Panel, System and Maintenance, and
Create and format hard disk partitions under Administrative Tools.
2 Click Continue in the User Account Control window.
If you are currently logged onto your computer as a standard user, enter
an administrator name and password and click Continue.
3 Right-click the C drive and select Shrink Volume.
4 Specify the amount of space to shrink and click Shrink in the Shrink C:
window.
While you use your computer for a certain period of time, the unallocated hard disk space
is getting smaller. In this case, it is recommended to defragment the hard disk. To
defragment the hard disk, click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and
Disk Defragmenter.
5 Right-click Unallocated and select New Simple Volume.
6 Follow the on-screen instructions.

To create a partition in the recovery process

1 Insert a recovery disc to the drive while the computer is on, turn off your
computer, and turn on the computer again.
The Windows Boot Manager is displayed.
If you have not yet created the recovery discs, follow these steps:
1 Turn on your computer.
2 Press the F10 key when the VAIO logo appears.
If the Edit Boot Options window is displayed, press the Enter key.
3 Skip the following step 2 and go to step 3.
M or m key to select Start VAIO Recovery Center and press
2 Press the
the Enter key.
3 Click Restore Complete System and Start.
4 Select Skip and click Next.
Follow the on-screen instructions until the window to divide your hard
disk is displayed.
5 Select Customized drive size from the Divide your hard disk's
storage space into C and D drives drop-down list.
6 Enter the desired C drive size and click Next.
7 Follow the on-screen instructions.
Changing the partition sizes
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