Windows 2000 uses disk manager to handle system partitions

"Disk Manager" is a powerful graphical interface disk management tool in Windows 2000. We will use this tool below to discuss changing drive names and paths, formatting and deleting disk partitions. This section will detail the disk management functions and related theories of Disk Manager.

5.3.1 Configuring Disk Partitions

Because the hardware and software configurations in the computers used by users are different, this should allow users to configure their own disk partitions. different. The user should plan and adjust the disk partition reasonably according to the actual needs and the existing hard disk configuration. Normally, users can configure disk partitions during the installation of Windows 2000. During the installation process, the user can have the following options:

? If the hard disk is not partitioned, you can create a Windows 2000 partition and divide it.

? If the existing partition is large enough, you can install Windows 2000 on that partition.

? If the existing partition is too small, but there is still enough unpartitioned space, you can create a new Windows 2000 partition;

? If the hard disk has an existing partition, you can delete it to get enough unpartitioned space to create a Windows 2000 partition. Deleting an existing partition will also delete all data on that partition.

? If you set up dual boot for Windows 2000, be sure to install Windows 2000 on its own partition. Installing Windows 2000 on a partition where another operating system is located may cause the installer to overwrite files installed by another operating system.

5.3.2 Changing the drive name and path

It is recommended that users install Windows 2000 on a 2GB or larger partition. Although installing Windows 2000 requires a minimum of 850MB of free space, using a larger installation partition provides flexibility for adding update files, operating system tools, and other files later.

During the installation process, users should only create and adjust partitions for installing Windows 2000. After installing Windows 2000, users can use the Disk Manager tool to change or create new partitions on the hard disk. Below we will introduce the change drive name and path function in "Disk Manager" with specific operation examples. The steps are as follows:

1. Open the "Start" menu and select "Programs"