Boot Problem

[GOGO]

Windows 7 (Release Candidate Build 7100) appeared to install correctly and everything but when i boot it, it shows the boot screen, after that, the screen flickers a couple times then nothing shows except two lines in the bottom right corner reading "Windows 7 Evaluation Copy. Build 7100"
anyone have a solution to this?

 

[iseeuu]

Windows 7 (Release Candidate Build 7100) appeared to install correctly and everything but when i boot it, it shows the boot screen, after that, the screen flickers a couple times then nothing shows except two lines in the bottom right corner reading "Windows 7 Evaluation Copy. Build 7100"
anyone have a solution to this?

If you restart your computer and login to "Safe Mode" does the desktop show then?

 

[Snufffed]

You might stick in the DVD and boot to DVD, after language and keyboard, click lower left side --> REPAIR follow prompts and see if that will fix the problem.

 

[GOGO]

no, this is supposed to be the first time use, so its setting up my computer. when i boot in safe mode, its says installation cannot finish in safe mode. so i boot in "last known good configuration" and all seems to be going well, it shows the status bar at the bottom of the screen saying something like "configuring your settings" then after a few seconds it crashes. when i boot windows normally, i get the problem i addressed above.

 

[GOGO]

i tried the repair methods, nothing.

 

[Lee]

Are you attempting an upgrade or clean install?

 

[iseeuu]

no, this is supposed to be the first time use, so its setting up my computer. when i boot in safe mode, its says installation cannot finish in safe mode. so i boot in "last known good configuration" and all seems to be going well, it shows the status bar at the bottom of the screen saying something like "configuring your settings" then after a few seconds it crashes. when i boot windows normally, i get the problem i addressed above.

A possible work around is to install 7 with a different video card. Then from a working 7, you can download the latest driver for your ATI card and install the ATI card then?

 

[GOGO]

A possible work around is to install 7 with a different video card. Then from a working 7, you can download the latest driver for your ATI card and install the ATI card then?

already tried it

 

[GOGO]

Are you attempting an upgrade or clean install?

i did both, upgrade off of vista upgrade failed, so i rolled back the 7 installation and created another partition and did a clean install. gave me this current problem, so i formatted the partition, tried it again, same thing.

 

[iseeuu]

already tried it

With another ATI video card?

 

[Snufffed]

sounds like you have a BAD BURN.
or the image you DL'd is FAKE

 

[GOGO]

With another ATI video card?

no, the only other card i have is a nvidia card

 

[iseeuu]

no, the only other card i have is a nvidia card

Well you did good then 'cause one of them should have worked. I was hoping it was just a video driver issue but I think you have successfully eliminated that possibility.

 

[GOGO]

sounds like you have a BAD BURN.
or the image you DL'd is FAKE

no, the download is good, the burn could be bad, but i doubt it. burnt at minimum speed.

 

[GOGO]

Well you did good then 'cause one of them should have worked. I was hoping it was just a video driver issue but I think you have successfully eliminated that possibility.

yeah, ive done everything thats come to mind.

 

[iseeuu]

yeah, ive done everything thats come to mind.

In a post awhile back by irodion, he suggested he had to use the DVD and select the "Repair" option when the "Install" was not successful. If you have nothing better to try, and have the time, I would really like to know it this would help?

Robert

 

[GOGO]

In a post awhile back by irodion, he suggested he had to use the DVD and select the "Repair" option when the "Install" was not successful. If you have nothing better to try, and have the time, I would really like to know it this would help?

Robert

the repair option doesnt work, ive tried em all.
what i did do, i took the hard drive out of my problem pc and slaved it to another hd in another computer, installed it to there, then took the hard drive back to the problem pc and hooked it up, it got me goin, i had to install new drivers for completely different hardware, but im rollin. i also deduced that it was a gpu problem, hardware conflict...

 

[iseeuu]

the repair option doesnt work, ive tried em all.
what i did do, i took the hard drive out of my problem pc and slaved it to another hd in another computer, installed it to there, then took the hard drive back to the problem pc and hooked it up, it got me goin, i had to install new drivers for completely different hardware, but im rollin. i also deduced that it was a gpu problem, hardware conflict...

Awesome. Glad you got it working! Nice workaround also.