I want to partition my drive. how do I do this

I have the Mac Book Pro and would like to partition my drive so I can take some programs off of my sony vaio that are only available in windows. Can I do this myself or do I have to take my computer in?

Every Mac comes with a utility called Boot Camp Assistant. It will help you setup and install Windows in a separate partition. With Lion you will need a copy of Windows 7 as it is not compatible with XP.
If later on you want to move up to, say, Parallers Desktop, you can, without having to reinstall Windows, and using either one.
Right now, Parallers Desktop seems to have the best reviews.

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