GRUB shows error 8..

vikasdixit

i m newer to these forums so kindly ignore if posting at wrong area...
i tried to install Linux on a system in which win 7 was already installed.
i format 48 GB disk space and leave it unassigned for fedora 11 .
when i install fedora first time it was completed successfully but after reboot it shows some problem(not responding after password step).
i re install it but it says no free space is founded on disk.
even selecting the rescue mode doesn't help.
after that i delete that 48 GB from fedora GUI.(there were five options new delete raid lmv reset)but now it says i have not defined any boot as well as root partition to fedora.
after that wen i reboot neither window 7 nor fedora booting options were there.
only grub is loaded.
it shows error 8 while boot command is executed.
my window 7 was genuine activated.
i have the option to reboot whole disk with new boot-able disk ..
but i want to choose the difficult side like a programmer...
so kindly guide me...

habibjp

Ok here is what I would probably do:

If you have your original Windows 7 disc, or a backup/restore disc, boot from that and use Startup Recovery to fix MBR etc. Once Windows is successfully fixed, Go into Disk Management (Start>search "Computer Management">hit enter>Disk Management tab) and delete all the Linux partitions so you just have the Windows ones left, then reboot with your Fedora disc in the drive.

Using the Fedora disc, you can simply shrink the Windows partition from the installer and it should automatically fill the available space with all the necessary partitions for you. You can, if you wish, create custom layouts, see the Fedora Documentation.

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habibjp

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