<!--Remove everything from left-->
<remove name="left"/>
<!--Change root template to 2columns-right.phtml-->
<reference name="root">
<action method="setTemplate"><template>page/2columns-right.phtml</template></action>
</reference>
<!--use the right block-->
<reference name="right">
<block type="page/html_wrapper" name="checkout.progress.wrapper" translate="label">
<label>Checkout Progress Wrapper</label>
<action method="setElementId"><value>checkout-progress-wrapper</value></action>
<block type="checkout/onepage_progress" name="checkout.progress" before="-" template="checkout/onepage/progress.phtml">
<block type="checkout/onepage_progress" name="billing.progress" template="checkout/onepage/progress/billing.phtml"></block>
<block type="checkout/onepage_progress" name="shipping.progress" template="checkout/onepage/progress/shipping.phtml"></block>
<block type="checkout/onepage_progress" name="shippingmethod.progress" template="checkout/onepage/progress/shipping_method.phtml"></block>
<block type="checkout/onepage_progress" name="payment.progress" template="checkout/onepage/progress/payment.phtml"></block>
</block>
</block>
</reference>
<reference name="content"....
hope it will help you !