FATAL ERROR IN MANDRAKE 10.0 SETUP

OK so i have decided to make the big swith from xindows to linux. The distro i chose was Mandrake. So anywayys i tried to install it and i got to the install part and i clicked enter so then it starts loading memory the progress bar goes like 25% then the progress bar disapears and i get text saying error in exec.

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OK so i have decided to make the big swith from xindows to linux. The distro i chose was Mandrake. So anywayys i tried to install it and i got to the install part and i clicked enter so then it starts "loading memory" the progress bar goes like 25% then the progress bar disapears and i get text saying "error in exec. of stage2 :-(
trying to execute '/usr/bin/runninstall/2'
from the install action volume the following fatal error occured
FATAL ERROR IN STAGE1:I/O error
I cant recover from this.
You may reboot your system"
PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!!!

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Perhaps a corrupt iso or burning error?
 
Have you tried redownloading the ISO and burning it at a slower speed, Ive read they like to be burned slow, say 8x-16x
 
 

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First verify that your download was ok by checking the md5sum.
 
Then burn at 4-8X speed. Slow! Especially if you are using cdrw media.