No new boot screen in Aspire One with 6956.

i did a dvd install so there should be no problem with that...
that is weird...
maybe your iso was modified in some other way???

Again,l unless you format the HD *completely* and use the unpartitioned space for the entire thing to use to install W7, you won't get the 200 MB boot partition. According to others earlier, without that 200 MB partition, you don't get the new boot screen.

johngalt said:

Again,l unless you format the HD *completely* and use the unpartitioned space for the entire thing to use to install W7, you won't get the 200 MB boot partition. According to others earlier, without that 200 MB partition, you don't get the new boot screen.

I don't believe this is has anything to do with it; because when I install 6956 it goes on the first partition on a HDD that already has 6801 on the second partition on the drive and I still get the new boot image.








Later Ted

Bare Foot Kid said:

When I install 6956 it goes on the first partition on a HDD that already has 6801 on the second partition on the drive and I still get the new boot image.

I've installed 6956 on to an existing partition three or four times and I get the new boot image every time. I boot from the DVD, format the existing partition then let the installer finish and the new boot screen is there every time.









Later Ted

I don't think it has anything to do with your partitions, video or ram. This is a boot screen people it's not video accelerated. It isn't even in the OS yet!! All it is a animated boot screen just like the other one that use to animate across the screen then it was loading instead it is a different image.

I would say to check your ISO, I think the version of windows 7 you got could have been modified or perhaps it's still 6801 with some minor changes from someone on the net. If I were you and your going to get the 6956 version then you should try to get it from a legit source like WinBeta or another known source that sometimes leaks beta's to the public. I cannot give you a torrent since it is piracy. However we can provide some tips on how to tell if your version is a true 6956 or not.

IMO, I think people should wait for 7004 to be released in January so we can all have it. :)

@mindstorm
do a sfc /purgecache (this will purge the cache so that it in case the have tampered with the cache) (of course on the after installation)
sfc /scannow


if you do get it scanned correctly and you are still in doubt like linuzo said
get a download from a trusted group like winbeta or Orbit 30
(of course look at if any comments on the download and choose based on this and how trusted the distributor is)
i do this and have not have had any problems at all

Mindstorm said:

I installed from a bootable DVD to a new and fresh HDD, I used gparted to create one 40gb partition for my WIn7 install, the rest 450gb is a "data" partition. Would my choice of size for the install have any thing to do with it? More than half of the 40gb is still unused...

there would not be any difference where it is installed like linuzo said it does not matter where its installed....

the only reason i see that it would revert to the vista bootscreen is when some hash does not check out (tampering/modifying of the boot files )