Idiot installing Windows 7 Ultimate BSOD/nvidia drivers

IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL usually indicates driver issue.
{bootmgr} missing indicates you have used the HDD for other things is the
{bootmgr} is on a different partition.
If you boot from the DVD which I'm sure your doing.
click custom
click repair
click advanced
click command.
from there your in SA DOS. I recommend you FORMAT the HDD.
then i recommend you partition the HDD.
once the format and partition is finished.
reboot an allow the DVD to boot to an start a CLEAN install again.
when ask DO NOT install any DRIVERS. LET Win7 install DEFAULT Drivers.
You can actually partition later but I recommend you partition it NOW instead of later.

Well, now it doesn't have the old problem it has a new one. I am booting straight from the dvd drive and it lets me get to the Windows install page, I select custom install and it gets to anything between 2 and 72% of expanding the files (second stage on list) and then it blue screens with various errors. the last one being this:

This leads me to think you have a BAD DISK.
what version 7600 RTM or 7000 RC or ???
Is it retail?
is it OEM?
did you download it?
what speed did you burn it at?
Where did you download it from?
Last but not least. Is this an Official Release.? copy?

Hi Greg & Dave

Thanks for your input. It is a complimentary copy, so probably doesn't give me access to the support. When I load the windows cd and go to repair it tells me that it is unable to repair the problem, then when I got to the 'see problem' box it says that the repair feature is not active. I've tried the memory diagnostic on there too and it says that it can't run that either (can't rmember why). So I have been fixing the boot mgr in dos as you've described greg and it says that it is working again. But when I switch on and off again it just keeps saying it's missing.

Thanks again.

Hi Snuffy, thanks for the post. The copy is a genuine one from a friend who works for Microsoft it has an oem. It Says on it that it is a promotional disc and has the fancy wiggly hologram type design on the top of the cd with the top printed in black with the windows 7 ulimate info on it, so it has to be a genuine disk.

The hard drive should have nothing on it as it is a brand new machine and has only had me attempting to load windows 7 on it. So the most it can have on it is an incomplete version of windows 7?

Jen

Greg, could be getting somewhere - did the rebuildbcd command and it says there are two windows installations. Says do I want to add c:\windows.old\windows to the boot list? Does it sound like I need to wipe everything and start again?

The version I have of Windows 7 Ultimate is X15-60566-01 which I think (according to the net) is RTM - whatever that means! It also says that it is 32 bit - could that be the problem?

Thanks!!!
Jen

Right, selected for it to add both installations, so I restarted, still said the same thing no boot mgr. Tried the force command, still nothing, booted again with the disc. IT did come up in diagnostics recognising both installations it had found doing the boot command thing. I selected the one which said windows 7 installation and tried the startup repair and it said it could repair it and said it was the boot manager was missing. So I thought I'd try the memory diagnositc on there too. Said it would do it on restart. Well I'm pleased to say that it booted from the hdd and is now running the advanced diagnostic - it's already at 3% and says there are hardware problems. I have tried this before and it never told me what the problems were - fingers crossed this time that it at least tells me what's wrong.

Thanks again! Will let you know what happens.

Jen

Well you can agree to add the older install to the boot menu and then see how it sorts out. If you started a second install that messed up the bootloader then the first one might be the good one. It should tell you.

If that fails, I would do the commands over and say no to the second OS to see where that goes. You might get a working OS out of one of these approaches.

Otherwise yes I would format the disk and do a clean installation.

Is this a disk that comes with an activation key? 32 bit should not be a problem. It is recommended for less than 4 g of RAM.

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The hard drive should have nothing on it as it is a brand new machine and has only had me attempting to load windows 7 on it. So the most it can have on it is an incomplete version of windows 7?

Jen

Well, it seems that stuff in on the HDD. another thing you can do. I'd still FORMAT c: /fs:ntfs
even if it is simply your attempt to install Win7. The format will insure that the HDD is set up properly.
I also would then partition it into 2 parts.
Yes, OEM has the key installed so you should not have a problem.
Also there is at least one FULL REBOOT where you system might say
"click any key to boot to CD or DVD" SAY NO. AFTER Win7 is totally expanded it will REBOOT- it wants to boot to the HDD and finish installing.
you might ( read like) clicking yes when you should not "click boot to DVD"
if that is the case that is what give you the Windows.old