Mandriva was created in 1998.
Mandriva Linux was created on 1998-07-23.
Software from Mandriva can be downloaded from their specific website online. Mandriva is the Linux software and can also be downloaded from the Linux site too.
You can by installing Windows in the normal fashion, but if you do, Mandriva Linux may be erased.
The free version of Mandriva can be downloaded at the distro's website at the link below. You can also purchase the full version there.
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Mandriva Linux 2007 is proprietary software, which means you need to buy it. You can, however, download and install a free trial-version, named Mandriva Linux Free 2007. Take a look at Mandriva's official website, where you can find a lot of useful information http://www.mandriva.com/en/download/free
Go into the Mandriva control center, and go to network. Then click new connection. Set it up to your internet connection and you are done!
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i can't believe you seriously want to rip off THE great creators of mandriva?! what are you? some kind of PIRATE? be careful, you might get put in guantanamo BAY for this.
Mandriva should include a package manager to install and remove program automatically. I believe it is called "rpmdrake", though it may have changed in newer versions. It automatically downloads and installs programs for you.
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If you wish to keep Mandriva, and you do not have an empty space available on the hard drive, you will need to shrink Mandriva's partition, using a partition editor like GParted. Windows will only install to the first partition of the drive, though the partition can be moved. So you will need to shrink Mandriva's partition from the end, towards the beginning of the partition, and then move it towards the end of the drive. Move the swap partition as well. You can then create an NTFS partition, or use the Windows installer to do so. After Windows has been installed, boot from a Mandriva LiveCD, and enter the following commands: grub root (hdx,x) setup (hdx) quit For "root (hdx,x)", the first x is for the hard drive number. If you have only one hard drive, this will be 0. For the second x, use whatever partition Mandriva is installed on. If it is the third partition, use "2". If it is the second, use 1. If it is the fourth, use 3, and so on. For "setup (hdx)", use the number of the hard drive you want the MBR (Master Boot Record) written to. If you have only one hard drive, this will be 0.