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Windows 7 startup problem
Posted: 25 Oct 2009, 13:07
by theaidanator
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???
Re: Windows 7 startup problem
Posted: 25 Oct 2009, 14:41
by Chris
- reboot?
- did u install it on a new partition? (formated?)
Re: Windows 7 startup problem
Posted: 25 Oct 2009, 17:56
by theaidanator
Tried reboot many a time, same result. My HDD is partitioned, And the partition i installed it on was not formatted.
Re: Windows 7 startup problem
Posted: 26 Oct 2009, 18:20
by Chris
try this:
formate the partition u wanna install it on, then install
Re: Windows 7 startup problem
Posted: 27 Oct 2009, 09:05
by JasonJ
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