Windows 7 startup problem

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Windows 7 startup problem

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Ok so i just downloaded windows 7 ultimate, but im having problems on the initial boot. All the install went ok, but when I initiated first startup, it stops before windows can even start. It stops on a blank screen with a blinking cursor in the top left hand corner. I left it for over half an hour but still nothing happened. I'm desperate! Any help please???
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Re: Windows 7 startup problem

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- reboot?
- did u install it on a new partition? (formated?)
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Tried reboot many a time, same result. My HDD is partitioned, And the partition i installed it on was not formatted.
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try this:
formate the partition u wanna install it on, then install
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But doesn't Windows 7 format the destination partition for you before it installs? WinXP did this.

Anyway... if you don't have data on the secondary/extended partition you should remove all partitions using the Win7 CD/installer
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and re-create & reformat them all again. Once I installed Linux on an old HDD and it sort of confused the boot sectors and Windows wouldn't install properly on it until I removed all partitions and started again.


Have a look around and see if your hardware (mobo) is having compatibilty issues with Win7
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