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If you don't have an account, just leave the password field blank.
Nope, all Linux installers that I've used allowed me to partition the HD before installing. If you go for an Ubuntu-like distro, the CD you're installing from is also a live CD, which is a working Linux distribution that doesn't need your harddrive to do anything. This live CD probably has a partitioning tool (GParted, I think it's called).
