[Moleboy]

OK, so I went here http://www.mandriva.com/download and clicked on download, which brought me to a page of like 5000 lines of wierd stuff, and nothing really happened, and now I can't do itPlease, guide me on how to download Mandriva and Dual-Boot it, I'm dying to know here, and I just can't take it anymore!Please Help--Moleboy

[TheNameless]

You have to burn the ISO images onto a CD, then boot from the CD, install it onto the correct partition, then either install Mandriva's bootloader, or keep Windows' bootloader, then correctly correlate the settings with both Mandriva and Windows' partitions.

[Moleboy]

I hate to say it, but I know what you were saying, I just don't know how to do it...I need step-by-step help on this x.xI really want to get linux, is there another form that I don't have to partition or something...all this doesn't make sense...Can someone give me a thorough guide on it please?Thanks in Advance!

[TheNameless]

First step: Make sure you BACK UP everything on your current setup. This is crucial, as your data is the priority before messing with partitions and such.http://apcmag.com/5046/howtodualbootvistawithlinuxvistainstalled_firstInstead of installing Vista/XP though, you'll either need to find a program that can re-partition your drive (seeing as XP/Vista doesn't leave much space for any other OSes), or you might want to ask around if Mandriva One can repartition drives well. The same rules apply with Mandriva as Ubuntu.