Windows 7 and blinking cursor issue...

(Just an FYI...I originally posted this in the MBP forum because I didn't realize there was a bootcamp forum)
I recently had my computer repaired through AppleCare.  They replaced the logic board, top cover, a connector and battery.  When I first got the computer back, I turned it on, booted to the Mac partition, everything was good.  I then booted to Windows with the Bootcamp partition and everything was good.  Even the stuff I had open before the damage were still up.  I shut it down, boxed everything up and didn't touch it until I got home.
When I got home, I booted up Windows 7 and now all I get is it boots to a black screen with the cursor.  I ran the repair utility, tried safe mode and it says no errors are found, however, it still won't load.  I haven't figured out why it booted up the first time I got the computer back but now it won't do anything.  I never got a chance to back everything up because my computer was damaged from liquid damage, but I can still see all the files on my Bootcamp partition through finder from the Mac side.
I don't know exactly why it's doing this or what to search to find an answer to the problem.  When I first got my MBP, I installed Windows 7 through and upgrade disc from my job, so I don't know what my next steps should be. 
Other steps:
Tried WinClone to copy the drive and it gave me an error message on the log.
Tried to run system repair several times and it came back with no errors.  Same for memory diagnostic tool.  Everytime I run the repairs, it finds no errors but still boots up to the black screen with cursor.  Ugh, this is so frustrating. 
Right now I have most of my files backed up on my external drive, but I still want to find a way to clone the drive and then it looks like my only choice is to do a clean install.  How do I do that? Someone else set up the partition for me when I got my computer, so I don't know how to remove the version of Windows 7 to do a clean install or if I have to start messing with the partition.  I only have an upgrade disk.
Any more thoughts?  I thought about calling AppleCare but I doubt they'd help since it's Windows 7, but it was not doing this before the repair.  I guess I'm lucky I still have access to the files.

Leeopard huh?
You need Snow Leopard w. 10.6.x to get 3.0.
If it works and no issues fine though probably the first time I have read someone did.
BC 2.2 was more about XP and some support for Vista.

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