How to remove black screen at startup in win7 home prem


  1. Posts : 40
    WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM 64 BIT
       #1

    How to remove black screen at startup in win7 home prem


    I recently installed a retail upgrade version of Win 7 HP on my desktop which had previously been run on Win XP SP3. The installation went fine and the computer works fine now with the new OS, however, during startup I get a black screen which asks me to select one of three options
    a.a prior operating system
    b.recovery console
    c.Win 7
    The win 7 option is highlighted so if i do nothing the pc proceeds to open with Win 7 and finishes booting up with no boot up or performance problem.

    Can anyone tell me how to remove this black screen and the two non Win 7 options. It isnt a major problem but is an annoyance and I know it isnt "normal"

    Thanks for your help!
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  2. Posts : 2,528
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #2

    You can edit the boot menu manually via bcdedit, or you can use a tool like EasyBCD:
    Download EasyBCD 2.1.2 - NeoSmart Technologies
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  3. Posts : 4,466
    Windows 10 Education 64 bit
       #3

    What happens if you select the "prior operating system" option? Usually you only get that menu if you are dual booting between two operating systems.
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  4. Posts : 40
    WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM 64 BIT
    Thread Starter
       #4

    When i select prior operating system i get a black screen with message....NTLDR is missing. I can then revert to the original black screen and select win 7 and it proceeds to normal startup .
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  5. Posts : 6,285
    Windows 10 Pro X64
       #5

    Remove the Prior OS entry since it doesn't work.
    Set Windows 7 as the Default to boot and set the time to 3 seconds.
    That way you have access to the Recovery Console if you ever need it but it doesn't adversely affect your boot up time.
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  6. Posts : 4,466
    Windows 10 Education 64 bit
       #6

    BEARCATJER said:
    When i select prior operating system i get a black screen with message....NTLDR is missing. I can then revert to the original black screen and select win 7 and it proceeds to normal startup .
    OK, I've seen that happen if the Windows XP "Recovery Console" was installed as a boot option. Just follow Ztruker's advice and you should be all set. I just wanted to make sure you didn't accidentally setup a dual boot with XP.
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  7. Posts : 40
    WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM 64 BIT
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Thanks, Rich. I will try to follow your directions in the BIOS . Appreciate the help.

    jerry
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