[SvilleKid]

Did both switches control the past ceiling fan? Is there a three-way switch that's involved? The three wire colors indicate a three-wire with a ground line. Either one wire ran from two switches side by side, feeding two parts of old fan, or there is two switches (like one on one side of room, another somewhere else in room that controlled fan or light.) Makes a difference how you would/could wire it. I'm also thinking that the fan will dictate how you re-wire it, and if it is even possible to wire it around the remote control. It sounds like the new fan may be set-up to have only a single switched line, and may need the remote for control.