Black screen white cursor hell

The computer is a Sony Viao VGC-R210G running Windows XP Media with 4 GB RAM and an NVIDIA G8500 with a Matrox card.
On running Premiere Pro CS4, the program will appear to be running normally, then crashes and provides an error window. The OS then reboots itself. The Windows splash screen comes up and everything appears to be ready to boot, but all that is displayed is a black screen with a white moveable cursor. There is no way to get back to normal Windows operation after this, short of reloading the OS.
Believe me, I've tried.
This has happened twice -- huge pain in the *** reloading my drives.
Pardon me for being such a n00b, but if one is uploading an Adobe update of a Creative Suite, is it advisable to delete the original Adobe suite apps after the upgrade? It's just an intuitive guess, but I feel as though the two versions of Premiere are not playing nicely together. (I'm not launching them at the same time, but are they sharing resources that are different versions with the same name?)

Bill Gehrke wrote:
Could this be another case of Matrox card problems? Did you update at least to the latest Matrox drivers?
Thanks for the hint, Bill.
No. The last update of the Matrox drivers was 2007 when I got the card. Perhaps I should scan the forums for Matrox horror stories to see if these might apply.
I tend to doubt it though. On the last upload, Matrox wouldn't allow me to load the drivers until I had loaded Premiere Pro. I never got around to it before the black screen brought everything to a screeching halt.
On my Google quest to avoid reloading my drive, I found this black screen white cursor problem seems to be common, but the causes and solutions seem to be all different. Microsoft doesn't have any technical articles on it at all. The common element in my case was, unambiguously, use of Premiere Pro CS4.

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Have you tried to take startup repair when booting with the rescue disk?
Startup Repair
And we'd better bring the PC to the vendors, then take an examination of the hardware health.
How does the Bootrec /scanos show 0 installation identified? We may take a try with chkdsk from command line to check if there are any disk errors:
Run Check Disk from a Command Line to Check for and fix Disk Errors
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Another shoot, please try to rebuild BCD:
Use Bootrec.exe in the Windows RE to troubleshoot startup issues
Regarding the repair install, detailed information please take a check with the article below:
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TechNet Community Support
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no other programs. Only 1 OS has ever been installed on this computer. Never dual booted."
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http://tips4pc.com/computer-problems/my-computer-boots-up-to-a-black-screen-with-a-flashing-cursor.htm

Boot Camp partitions and restarts to black DOS screen, white cursor

I've tried installing Windows 7 on my MacBook Pro 8,1 three times now. When Boot Camp Assistant finishes the partition it restarts to a black screen with white cursor at top left. Nothing happens after that. If I restart it still happens. The only way to boot into OS X now is to hold option on boot and select my main drive.
Any help is very much appreciated..
Model Name:          MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:          MacBookPro8,1
Processor Name:          Intel Core i5
Processor Speed:          2.3 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          2
L2 Cache (per Core):          256 KB
L3 Cache:          3 MB
Memory:          16 GB
Intel 6 Series Chipset:
Vendor:          Intel
Product:          6 Series Chipset
Link Speed:          6 Gigabit
Negotiated Link Speed:          6 Gigabit
Description:          AHCI Version 1.30 Supported
OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD:
Capacity:          120.03 GB (120,034,123,776 bytes)
Model:          OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD
Revision:          503ABBF0
Native Command Queuing:          Yes
Queue Depth:          32
Removable Media:          No
Detachable Drive:          No
BSD Name:          disk0
Medium Type:          Solid State
TRIM Support:          No
Partition Map Type:          GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status:          Verified
Volumes:
disk0s1:
Capacity:          209.7 MB (209,715,200 bytes)
BSD Name:          disk0s1
Content:          EFI
I have removed my optical drive and installed an SSD in the main bay, and moved my HDD into the optical bay.
Macintosh SSD:
Capacity:          94 GB (93,999,996,928 bytes)
Available:          10.57 GB (10,569,678,848 bytes)
Writable:          Yes
File System:          Journaled HFS+
BSD Name:          disk0s2
Mount Point:          /
Content:          Apple_HFS
Recovery HD:
Capacity:          784.2 MB (784,220,160 bytes)
BSD Name:          disk0s3
Content:          Apple_Boot
BOOTCAMP:
Capacity:          25.04 GB (25,038,946,304 bytes)
Available:          25.02 GB (25,024,774,144 bytes)
Writable:          Yes
File System:          MS-DOS FAT32
BSD Name:          disk0s4
Mount Point:          /Volumes/BOOTCAMP
Content:          Microsoft Basic Data
This is my external optical drive (original Apple, taken from my MacBook)
USB to Serial-ATA bridge:
Capacity:          3.22 GB (3,224,993,792 bytes)
Removable Media:          Yes
Detachable Drive:          Yes
BSD Name:          disk3
Product ID:          0x0c31
Vendor ID:          0x1bcf (Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc.)
Version:           1.19
Speed:          Up to 480 Mb/sec
Location ID:          0xfa132000 / 11
Current Available (mA):          500
Current Required (mA):          2
Media Name:          GRMCULXFRER_EN_DVD
Partition Map Type:          Unknown
S.M.A.R.T. status:          Not Supported

ultimateshep wrote:
Did you end up getting it to work? I am so frustrated. I have spent countless hours trying to install windows 8 on my Mac using bootcamp assistant. I get the same result: the computer restarts to start running windows and then it just goes to the black screen with the cursor blinking. I have an early 2008 iMac, just upgraded to Mountain Lion. Bought the Windows 8 from completesoftwarecenter.com for 69$ bucks. They claimed that it was the 'full' version. I am now not so convinced. I may ask for a refund. Any suggestions? PLEASE HELP!
I got the 64 bit not the 32 bit windows 8, dont know if that plays a part or not.
Doesn't matter, Windows 8 is not supported yet (Apple have not released drivers) at the moment it is pure luck if it works (as many have discovered) Use Win 7 or wait for support from Apple.

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