Hey guys i am new to this forum! I want to uninstall Redhat Linux 9.0 from my computer because it is giving me all sorts of problems. I have PartitionMagic 8.0 by Powerquest. My question is, what is the best and easiest way to uninstall Redhat Linux 9.0 using PartitionMagic 8.0 and fix MBR so it doesnt keep showing me some Linux boot option when im rebooting? Also i want to make sure that this uninstallation will not delete my Windows partition cuz i have ALOT of files i dont want to lose. Any advice?

OK, I tried Linux, I think it sucks and I don't like it. I want to go back to Microsoft Windows.
# Microsoft's instructions: How do I uninstall Linux completely and keep/use Microsoft Windows only?
How to Remove Linux and Install Microsoft Windows 2000
How to Remove Linux and Install Microsoft Windows XP
You can remove lilo from the mbr with
/sbin/lilo -u
You can remove grub or lilo from the mbr by booting with a Microsoft Windows 98 boot floppy (at the prompt, type fdisk /mbr), or by using the Windows XP Recovery Console or the Windows 2000 Recovery Console

# Basic Microsoft Windows security
Firewall: ZoneAlarm
Virus protection: AntiVir

#Multi spyware removal utilities:
Lavasoft
Spy-bot

# Microsoft Windows tools
Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit - builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, including Microsoft Hotfixes, and displays the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server.
Driver Cleaner - Driver Cleaner is a program which helps you to remove parts of drivers that are left after uninstalling the old drivers. The program is for ATI and nVidia drivers. First you need to uninstall the drivers from the control panel than reboot and after that run the program. If you really want a good description of what steps you should do than you really need to read the readme file included in the zip file and installation as it contains a detailed description step by step.
Download the Mega-Codec pack and never worry about codecs again! The Mega-Codec pack allows custom installation. It will let you install any and all codecs that you can imagine, plus their own media player will play .mov and .rm files. It even comes with Quicktime and Realmedia plugins for Mozilla/Opera browsers.
GNUWin II - Lots of freeware from the Open Source community

# Microsoft Windows help sites
Windows BBS
Computing.net
Annoyances.org
BlackViper.com
Microsoft's Computer Management
Dr. TCP

is there any way i can use PartitionMagic to do to this? because i already have Windows XP installed and i dont want to reinstall it and also my laptop doesnt have a floppy drive so there really isnt anyway for me to boot from a floppy. Any suggestions?

You do have the Microsoft install CD so that you can get to the the recovery console, right?

Follow the Microsoft instructions to remove the boot loader, then using partition magic instead of the Microsoft/Linux tools mentioned to change the Linux filesystems to Microsoft file systems.

The basic proceedure is the same.

Remove bootloader and restore the mbr.

Change the Linux filesystems to Microsoft file systems.

is the recovery console the same as the system restore function in Windows?

No. That will re-install Windows, which you stated you wished not to do.

Use your Windows XP install CD and use the Windows XP Recovery Console to repair the mbr, which will remove the bootloader.

AHHHH!!!! I did what you told you and it worked and then i repartitioned the harddrive using partitionmagic and installed slackware..slackware was running real slow so i tried to go about and uninstall it again by doing FDISK /MBR but it rendered my Windows unbootable and i had to reformat the entire harddrive!! AHHHH !!!

Good old, reliable Microsoft Windows tools. <shrug>

That's one reason I like Linux rather than Windows. I can find information and it works the same every time and doesn't "change it's mind on it's own" like Microsoft software.

what distribution of linux should i download? I want something thats free and already has X windows installed in it along with KDE.

Surely one of these links will help you with your decision.

Preparing to install Linux:
# Choosing a Linux Distribution:
Will your hardware work?
Do you have good RAM? Memtest86 - A Stand-alone Memory Diagnostic
A Beginner's Guide to Choosing a Linux Distribution
Reasons to Choose or Not Choose Linux
LWN distro list
elinux Linux Distributions
# Freeware tools for partitioning/resizing hard drive partitions:
Any Linux Live CD usually have fdisk, cfdisk and other tools available
Ranish Partition Manager
# Understanding Linux Filesystem layout:
Directory Navigation Help File
Filesystems, Directories, and Devices Help File
Proper Filesystem Layout
Advanced filesystem implementor's guide (requires registration)

Do I buy a boxed source, download off the internet or buy some cheap CDs?
It's your choice! If you download, I suggest that you check the md5sums on the Linux ISO Images and make sure you know how to burn ISOs in Windows to install Linux
# Cheap CDs
Discount Linux CDs
Linux Central
Cheapbytes
TuxCDs
ComputerHelperGuy
CheapISO
Os Heaven