Problem with partitions. Need help guys.

I have a problem with my Hard Drive and all i want to ask is :
If i make a new partition, and store all my media there, will the files be deleted after I format my Hard Drive?
Because i get some 0 unallocated hard drive spaces which i cant delete.

You can't create a partition, if you don't have available unallocated space. Can you add another hard drive, either internal or external? If external, I suggest firewire over USB 2.

What do you mean i cant create a partition?
I can shrink my main HDD about 40GBs and store data there, but will they be lost if I format the entire HDD?
And about that 0 unallocated drive: They are only seen when i try to install a fresh copy of windows, though through Computer Manager i cant. Now you may ask me why the hell would i want to do this?!. Simply because i cant install older versions of Windows.

Backup first to an external source. You are going to shrink your C: drive to 40GB.
I would do this first and verify it reboots properly. Then check your disk space.

Why not just leave the hard drive as one partition and install your apps and data to this? Two partitions on a single hard drive won't improve performance. It can cause it to slow because of disk thrashing, you will be moving the drive head back and forth between the partitions.

Thats why I want to shrink it, because i dont have any external source, and i really need to format my HDD completely.
And i am asking you because the last time i completely formated my HDD i had a partition which was not touched at all, (it was empty from the begining, and empty after format) and remained that way. So i need your approval.

Why do you need to format the drive? What is wrong? Did you try error checking and defragmenting it?

Let me show you.
I restarted my pc with Vista disk in DVD recorder and choosed where to install Windows... Here 's what i get.
This is when i boot from disk...
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/4...2007003ta4.jpg

And that is what i get from manager.
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/1940/managerfx6.jpg

I already Googled it twice.
There is no help even from the web.

That is very strange indeed. You have two primary partitions. I would get an external drive and backup your data. Remove both partitions and start over.

Yes... thats why I ask you superior opinion.... will my data be erased if i format the Drive while having Data on a partition?
That was the question from the beggining.

Any Expert Idea of how to get rid of it? Please guys its really important....
Ow and BTWSCSIraidGURU i dont have any external source nor can i buy one sinse nearest shop is 540Kms away...
I can only rely on DVDs but we are talking about 140Gb data. So make your judge...