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ok now i wasn to know ho can i unistall it as im getting a new HD i want to have this HD only for xp, so how do i remove SUSE ?




ok im gonna install linux SUSE and i want to know if it is possible to install on the same HD as windows is i was gonna but saw something about format and decided to ask first.. if not how do i create a partition for it.

You can.  What will happen is it will resize your Windows partition to make unallocated space on the drive, then create Linux partitions.  The YaST installer of SuSE 9.0 and later (if you have an earlier version then you shouldn't use it, as it would be quite obsolete) can do this during installation. 

For best results, defragment your Windows partition before you begin.

so my windows wont be affected? and after installation i could choose wich OS to start up with?

Correct.  Your Windows partition will be reduced by whatever amount you choose to give to SuSE, but it will all be there and you will be able to select which OS to boot.

Provided nothing goes wrong, of course.   

The usual warnings apply.  This would be a good time to back up that really important stuff, make sure you know where your Windows CD is in the unlikely event you need it -- and so forth.

ok now i want to know ho can i unistall it  as im getting a new HD i want to have this HD only for xp, so how do i remove SUSE ?

If you can't find an uninstall method, this will work.

See if you can use SUSE to remove SUSE from the boot options. Then delete all the SUSE partitions.

If you couldn't remove SUSE from the boot options, reinstalling Windows will fix it.

Try this method if you can't find a better uninstallation.

i alreadi did thanks just ended up with a new partition.

Suse is a good distro for a beginner to, tho i loathe Yast ..its dog poo

What's Yast? I'm getting SUSE right now.

Yast is the software Add/Remove manager .. i think the software updater there trialing is Yum

http://www.suse.de/~sh/YaST2-Package-Manager/ ..to get more screenshots go to http://osdir.com/

go to 10.1 if you can .. its a cleaner easier install