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Bootloader error installing Fedora

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http://unix.stackexchange.com – I need a dual boot in my computer, Windows 7 and Fedora 17. I first installed Windows 7 and created the partition scheme during Windows install: - Partition 1: is a small partition automatically created by Windows when I create a partition (around 100MB) - Partition 2: Partition where I will install Windows 7. - Partition 3: Free space where I will install Fedora. Everything works fine with Windows. Then I install Fedora, I create another partition for boot (around 500MB) and another logical partitions for swap and root (actually Fedora creates those partitions in the free space). After all (HowTos)

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