Can you install redhat 9 over the top of mandrake 9 or do I have to remove mandrake first and if so how do I remove it
Thanks

Just approach it like I told you last time:

http://www.linuxcompatible.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=441

Red Hat can format partitions in it's installer just like Mandrake can and if you have your /home mounted on a seperate partition, you can just format your / and swap partitions around it and have all your settings from Mandrake automatically appear in RH.

Thanks I'm super new to linux and am just trying to find a distro that I like. Thanks for all your input.