MacbookAir Black screen when installing Windows 7

After going through Bootcamp and setting size of partition, boot camp partitions the hard drive then restarts but I only get a black screen,Windows will not boot up. I have a brand new Windows 7 disc, I have tried a ISO image as well same thing. I have re installed OSX Lion so that it is  a basic computer and still getting Black screen. Seems Bootcamp just stops Loading?

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    hi! ill get right to it.. i recently decided to install Windows 7 on my iMac due to the fact that i want more
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    my Windows partition. the problem is, when i try to delete atikmdag.sys or anything else i am not allowed.
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    i am logged in as admin and i have all rights available for my files and folders on my mac-partition..
    if there is no way of altering the permissions for the Windows 7 partition via OS X in order to
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    You might want to reformat and re-read what you had.
    Apple Boot Camp Support
    Black Screen iMac
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  • Boot Camp - Black Screen after installing Windows 7

    Hello guys!
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    After the login screen, I am able to log in, but the screen turns into BLACK!.
    And I cannot do anything but shut it down with the power button. I can still hear that the laptop is on, but screen stays black.
    I have tried removing the ATI and NVIDIA Drivers as recommended in this forum:
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    I did install : Display Driver +  Catalyst Control Center dowloaded from AMD support website:
    http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/bootcamp-win7.aspx
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    Then I installed the AMD driver.
    In device manager it shows as the AMD  Radeon HD 6490M driver for the display/Graphics card
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    thanks!!

  • Black Screen while installing Windows 7 with BootCamp

    Hello all,
    I try to install windows 7 by using Boot Camp but when I restart my computer for Win7 Reboot, there is black screen with no activity. I waited maybe 20 minutes but no any process. Even I could not see the Win7 boot animation. Only black screen. Could you help me ?
    Thanks in advance

    It is good to see that it is indeed a USB2.
    The support software on the USB is used in the Pre-boot environment setup and provides drivers for Apple specific hardware, GPU, BT, Mouse, etc. You can verify that by looking at the USB contents. The DVD contains generic drivers when hardware is not recognized as defaults to use. Apple does enough 'secret sauce' to make them different. The following does not explicitly state the USB2 need when using the DVD Installer and mentions W8 (not W7).
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    ./Windows/Logs/SetupCleanupTask/setuperr.log
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    ./Windows/Panther/setupact.log
    ./Windows/Panther/setuperr.log
    ./Windows/Panther/UnattendGC/setupact.log
    ./Windows/Panther/UnattendGC/setuperr.log
    ./Windows/setupact.log
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    ./Windows/System32/Sysprep/Panther/IE/setupact.log
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  • Black Screen before installing windows 7. Lets solve once and for all.

    I have a late 2008 macbook pro and have been trying to install windows 7 through boot camp for a number of days now. I have read every forum on the internet and have tried every popular solution (i.e. resetting pram, smc, unplugging, changing screen resolution, etc.) and nothing has worked. I know there are many other people with this problem but none of them have solutions. I had windows 7 installed a few months ago but it stopped working and I had to delete it. Just yesterday I reinstalled Snow Leopard and still nothing. I created the partition and tried to install windows but it just goes to the blinking cursor for one second, then a black screen. I have tried everything possible and nothing works.
    Please lets try to get this problem solved because out of every single forum on the internet, none of them have solved this problem.

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  • Macbook Pro 17" Black screen when selecting Windows 7

    I got a Macbook Pro 17", late 2010 that has been experiencing an issue when selecting Windows 7 as my Boot OS. This is an intermittent issue. It happens like once every 8 or 10 usage. I already took it 2 the Apple Geniuses twice and I was turn around because, They say, They don't do Windows.
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  • Black Screen after installing Windows 7

    Ive had this problem in the past and im aware that you need to install the correct display / bluetooth drivers for windows 7 for the iMac 27" 2.8Ghz i7 4GB ddr3
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    i wanted a fresh windows 7 install and didnt think that i would need to mess around with downloading drivers etc. WHY with the release of Lion and the updated version of Bootcamp Assistant (and it downloads 'windows support software' prior to install) do i get the black screen!!
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    c'mon Apple your better than this!!

    Did you check Apple Support Boot Camp article?
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    http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
    Installation Guide
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    Boot Camp FAQGet answers to commonly asked Boot Camp questions.
    Windows 7 FAQAnswers to commonly asked Windows 7 questions.

  • Black screen while installing windows 7 on SL400

    Hi
            I am installing windows 7 on my laptop SL400. After windows logo i am getting black screen with cursor.
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    Vivek

    Did you check Apple Support Boot Camp article?
    iMac displays a black screen during installation of Windows 7
    http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
    Installation Guide
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    Boot Camp FAQGet answers to commonly asked Boot Camp questions.
    Windows 7 FAQAnswers to commonly asked Windows 7 questions.

  • Blank screen when installing Windows 7 on my Late 2009 iMac

    So before I drop everything and start hitting my head agains the wall I figured I would make one more stop and ask folks on the forum.
    I'm trying to install Windows 7 Pro on my "late 2009" 27" iMac. Here is a quick config.
    Here are the exact steps I take:
    1. Start Boot Camp Assistant
    2. Select both options to download Windows components and install Windows 7... and make the partion (80GB) allocation to Windows partition
    3. Insert the Windows installation disc (Pro, full version)
    Everything seems to be running smooth, meaning I see the windows installer and I'm able to select the partition where I want Windows to reside and here are the last few things I see...
    Right after the Starting Windows the screen goes blank and that's is. If I simply restart at this point it goes back to the Starting Windows and blank screen again (no option to choose OS).
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    Got it!
    After posting my question I noticed the "More like this" category and the second discussion was a hit.
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/11290644#11290644
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  • Blank screen when installing Windows 7 with Boot Camp - Mac Mini 2011

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    I've been trying to install Windows 7 via Boot Camp on my new Mac Mini (Latest offering from Apple).
    I have an External DVD Drive which I have been using, connected via two USB's to the back of the Mac Mini itself. It's fully functioning, with the Mac recognizing the Drive. I've used it for some CD's and DVD's so far.
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    The MacBook Air has extra drivers. Some people have edited the script preference plist to add their model Not all USB DVD devices may or may not work.
    Burning electronic versions like an ISO or in .exe format you will see threads where that is the issue.

  • Black Screen with curser When Installing Windows 7 on Mavericks

    I have been trying to install windows on my macbook pro via bootcamp all day today, i have put about 7 hours into it and i am very frustrated. I have followed the guides. I have updated my mac, installed the windows support drivers, i have the most recent bootcamp, I have windows 7 on a DVD with a usb optical drive.
    So my problem comes when I get to installing windows. after i make the partion on bootcamp it trys to reboot to windows but instead goes to a black screen with curser. i have gone online and read through tons of forums that talk about this exact problem. i have attempted what they suggest such as booting while the usb with the windows support drivers is connected and boot to the windows disk using the option at boot. (Still black screen with curser) I have tried booting to the windows disk with no other external usbs attached but the optical drive. (still black screen). i have tried booting to another disk part of the DVD callled " EFI Boot" that pops up when holding option at boot up. When doing this windows 7 actually does start up  and starts the install process but when choosing the bootcamp disk to install to, it says it is the wrong format. so i tried to format it in the windows install as people have said but that did work. But people have also said on other forums that you cant boot windows using the EFi Boot or what ever its called so i dont think that is an option. I have repeatedly deleted the bootcamp partion and tried to partition it again but still get the black screen when booting up.
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    These Mac's will not boot from the Windows installer from any other source, not USB stick or USB connected DVD drive no matter what make or model DVD drive it is.
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    3) There are reports of being able to copy the Windows install files to a partition on one of the drives you will be using and then run the Windows setup, installer, from that partition. I have no information on exactly how to do that.

  • My Macbook Pro has a black screen when running in Bootcamp Windows 7. Since I updated the mac side my windows side now starts up with completely black screen - no prompt, nothing, Cap keys still light up as does mouse and DVD drive seems to run.

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      Number Of Processors:          1
      Total Number Of Cores:          2
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    EDIT: RESOLVED
    For anyone else who finds their way here like I did, this link did it for me: https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/527599/windows-8-issues-solved-please-r ead-if-you-39-re-having-black-screen-and-or-flickering-/
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    Two hiccoughs along the way: First, when I tried to uninstall the Nvidia driver the first time, when I restarted I got the login screen (which was a good sign), but it quickly went black again.  I powered down, restarted in safe mode again, and repeated the uninstallation process, and it worked the second time.  Second, when I started the manual install of the 335.23 driver, the computer played a sound similar to the one for disconnecting a USB device, and the screen went black.  I'd seen a lot about trying to increase the brightness (though it hadn't worked up to this point; but if you haven't tried it yet, might as well); I tried it, and it worked! So far I'm back up and running. [/fingers crossed]
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