Install Fedora 11 to Windows 7 already installed

Question

I have a problem that arsed when booting my system that have fedora11 and windows 7.At the boot option fedora and other option appeared.fedora is OK.But windows 7 is not booting.I reinstalled windows7.I want to install fedora11.Is there comes the same problem that I previously have?

Answer 1

When installing dual-boot Lin/Win systems, my policy for many years has been:

• start with a clean (empty) drive
• (optional: if I want to reserve space for Linux at the beginning of disk, I launch the Linux installer first, create the Linux partitions but don't install the OS yet, just exit the installer)
• install Windows (either on remaining space if the step above was taken, or on empty drive leaving some room for Linux)
• now install Linux completely, flag a Linux partition bootable, and install the bootloader not in MBR but in the superblock of the bootable partition.

This method minimizes the interaction between the two OSes. Also, reinstalling Windows does not require to reinstall Linux - just re-flag the Linux partition bootable and you're back to a working dual-boot system.

Answer 2

1st install win 7 then you can install fedora 11 it will write on /dev/sda1 that your win 7 from /dev/sda2 they install feroda 11

Answer 3

I think u should install windows and then install virtualbox. With virtualbox u can install fedora core or just about any other OS u like. Its easy, u won't have any boot problems and its safe coz virtualbox runs like any other windows application.