Initialize new disk on Vista

I have solved the issue and I would like to make the solution available forthose of you who happen to come across this in your searches. Roberto iscorrect, the new drive must be "initialized" in Vista using Disk Management.However, this is not intuitive at all. Disk Management lists your disks atthe bottom area of the screen. On the left panel it will say "Disk 0","Disk 1", etc. On the right panel it will say "Vista C: Healthy" (orsomething similar). You have to actually right click on the left panel where it says "Disk 0" to get the option to initialize the disk. If youright click on the right panel then the "Initialize" option is not there andevery other option is disabled.

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