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| Thread ID: 121464 | 2011-10-26 19:46:00 | Black Screen Windows7. | Bryan (147) | Press F1 |
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| 1240124 | 2011-10-26 19:46:00 | I have a few ongoing issues with my latest WIN7 install. I decided to remove the XP pro HDD and just have the WIN7 HDD on the system. It would seem that for some reason the WIN7 is reliant on the XP drive being connected. I reconnected the XP drive and now have booting problems. The WIN7 startup disk says that there is no boot problems but after I do bootup and get the first WINDOWS startup screen, the monitor goes black with a mouse pointer in the middle of the screen, the system just hangs. The startup program disk is of no use as it gives me no further viable options to try. Any ideas please? |
Bryan (147) | ||
| 1240125 | 2011-10-26 19:52:00 | Was the XP hdd connected when you installed Win7?? It sounds like it was, when you installed Win7. And it was (probably dual booting XP and Win7). If this is the case, run msconfig in Win7, go to the boot tab. Highlight the Win7 entry make it the default. Delete the XP entry | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1240126 | 2011-10-26 21:12:00 | Thanks Speedy. I did have an Acronis backup that I have now loaded and all is OK again. I have run msconfig and gone to boot. Only entry is WIN7, no mention of XP but I am a little concerned now about trying to disconnect the XP HDD. |
Bryan (147) | ||
| 1240127 | 2011-10-26 22:46:00 | Make sure the hdd with Win7 on it, is the bootdisk in the BIOS. Once you remove the XP hdd | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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