removing redhat for dual boot

[techniq502]

Hi, my problem is this:

I currently have Redhat 7 (i know,its got bugs but i haven't got the time to download or the money to buy 7.1), installed on my Dell XPS 600. I have a 20Gb Hard Drive that is set to Redhats automatic partitioning. Using FDISK from a windows boot disk, these show up as 'Non DOS' partition and 'EXT DOS' (extended DOS) partition. Using FDISK it is impossible to remove these partitions. Is there any other way to uninstall Redhat and all its partitions so I have a totally clean hard drive ready for me to install windows and then install Redhat for a dual boot system. I have to do this because I forgot to read the small print that says Windows must be installed first because it overwrites the MBR (master boot record). At the moment I'm completely stuck. My family needs Windows to use Word and Excel and I need Redhat for programming.

Any suggesstions are welcome.

Thanks

Remy

[mstich]

Windows doesn't need to be installed first. You can simply install it now, and then boot up linux with your trusty boot disk and re-run lilo!

[trekker]

yep... it is not a "must" to install windoze first.

Anyway, if you still want to remove redhat, you can boot up with your installation disk(not the bott disk!) and go into "expert" mode, proceed until fdisk, delete the linux partitions and reboot without continuing with the installation with "ctrl+alt+del". After that, you can install windoze.

Hope this helps :)