i using win XP and Red Hat 9
How can I uninstall Red Hat ? because i m facing with low storage now..
i use sata 80 gb. and make 4 partitions with dos.
i try to format red hat partition but it not display in dos and i just see 3 partitions
pls help me

DOS fdisk does not recognize Linux partitions. DO NOT attempt to just reformat the partition. First, we need to know a few things. If Lilo or Grub is installed, you need to remove it from the Master Boot Record first.

1. Do you have your Windows XP installation disk?

2. Do you have your RedHat installation disk?

3. Do you have access to PartitionMagic?

The article here will explain a few things, but do not use the /fdisk /mbr command yet until we know what disks and software that you have.

Just to check, are you using Grub or Lilo as your lootloader?

if you have the winxp disk, then boot from it.
goto the command prompt and do
fixboot
fixmbr

this will overwrite your mbr with the windows loader.
next open desktop in xp
right click on my computer and select manage from the list.
in the manage window, on the left pane you will see a menu for disk storage, open that it will show you your whole disk (including the linux partition not visible in my comp.)
just choose the linux partition and format it to dos (FAT 32 of ntfs)

donot format these partitions if you cannot overwrite the mbr with the windows loader, because then you will not be able to boot into windows after that.

thanks a million danleff n shobhit...
i completely uninstall it..
and now try to install mandrake 10..
but got a prob after make a partition..
after i click 'done' it just hang with screen show 'formating hda9' . thats all..
maybe it my cd corrupt or what?
anyway sorry coz asking so many q

I recommend not installing Mandrake 10 (not 10.1) next to or on top of an already existing NTFS partition, if that is what you made. There was a problem with the kernel 2.6 series and Fedora Core 1 and Mandrake 10 using the install formatting utilities. This problem was resolved in Fedora Core 2 and Mandrake 10.1.

Fat32 should be OK, if you already formatted the space with this filesystem type.

Either leave the space unfomatted that you plan to use for Mandrake and allow Mandrake to claim the space for an install, or use PartitionMagic and make an ext3 partition with the space.

The other option would be to grab a copy of Mepis to format the space, using that distro's qtparted partitioning utility, then install Mandrake.

i use FAT32 file type..
i think my cd got prob..
should dl from another website..
emm...
which one is good? mandrake 10 or 10.1?
but 10.1 still in beta right?
where should i dl it?

You really don't need any filesystem type, depending on what type of install that you are using. mandrake will install on un-partitioned space, or takeover an already formatted partition, of your choice.

The only issue is that in automated partiton install choice, it likes to use the last detected partition or free space on the drive.

Mandrake 10.1 is not beta, Mandrake 10.2 is in beta.

What problem are you having with the cd that you are using?

Give some specifics and we will try to help.

i just guess my cd got prob...
i cannot boot straight from cd...
have to make floppy first..
and it stuck in a middle of instalation.. just like when i want to install red hat.
can we check our cd like red hat?

or maybe i make a mistake when partitioning my hard disk
this is how i make it.. correct me if i m wrong.

/root = 13gb
swap = 500mb
/usr = 500mb
/var = 1gb
/home = 500mb
/tmp = 500mb