OK, so ive been too like 3 or 4 linux mirror ISO sites, trying to download Mandriva 10.1 and 10.2 but when I go to burn the Images I get a message, that the codec is incorrect would you like to fix this problem, but I cant seem to fix it. When I try to install from these CDS it says internal error, and shutsdown, no matter what I do.

I wish I could burn DVDs but I dont have a DVD Burner, does anyone know where I could get definite working copies of the ISO files, anyhelp would be appreciated.

Thankjs.

Well it's obvious that you're not getting a good download. Any mirror should work for you but before you try to burn, run a md5sum check to make sure the iso's are good.

I don't know if you solve your problem but I am something similar. I download many months ago mandrake 10.1 like you, burned it and then an error message when I tried to install it. I don't remenber the error message. I check the md5 sum, it was OK.

So I found that it could come from the burning. I tried to burn again. Same thing. I finish to buy mandrake in a book store and it works. Impossible to know what was the problem. The strange thing is that I burned 2 times and same problem.

I faced that kind of problem before. I believe that the errors came from CD burner because when I burned with another burner, I worked without error. Anyway, You can install MDK form hard disk, like I did since I've that problem ( I save 3 cds(-; ). Here the step by step installation:
1. download only the CD1 (Cd 2 and 3 aren't necessairy for now) and save it in a folder, for example: d:/mandrake
2. check the md5dsum
3. extraire the boot.iso from install/images
4. burn it to cd (rw cd if you have)
5. boot computer from cd
6. on the 'welcome screen' press Enter
7. What asked to choose the mathod of installation, choose Hard drive
7.give the emplacement of the iso (CD1)
ex.
/dev/hda => primary master
/dev/hdb => primary slave
/dev/hdc => secondary master
/dev/hdd => secondary slave
1,2,3 => partition order
if D is the second partition of the primary master => /dev/hda2
And the installation is starting (the same way as the installation from cd)

Note: some packages are not installed even if you have selected them

After the installation and main, contrib, update by easyurpmi:http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/
8. go to mandrake control center-> sofware and click on install
9. Select packages you want to install
10. click on install

The installation is finished, you can enjoy your Linux.

Note: It's better to have High Speed because there're many packaged to download.

Hope this helps.
Bye