Windows 7 boot issues

I installed Windows 7 on my macbook pro four days ago. It installed no problem and ran well. My mac would even boot into it no problem after restarting. Then I try booting into Windows 7 today, and all I get is a black screen. It doesn't even have the blinking white currsor on it. I haven't done any system changes since installing windows. I also had windows 7 installed a year ago, but I removed it because of this same issue. I have an early 2011 13 inch macbook pro with 4gb of ram and 2.3GHz i5 processor. I've tried using rEFIT. It just ends up doing the same thing. I cant even get the windows disc to attempt to load.

So I found the solution. It's a very odd solution. I have to make sure my usb ports are free before I try booting into windows.

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  • The Mac HD has booting issues - how do I make a clone that is free of these?

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    applecore_eater wrote:
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    Hi,
    For the boot issue, first I suggest you use startup repair if you have an installation disk, check if it can detect and fix some certain problems.
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    Regards
    Yolanda
    TechNet Community Support

  • Windows 8 Issues

    So, I have purchased 'Windows 8 Pro' and am working to get it stable on my W520.
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    - I have attempted 3-4 installs from scratch without resolve.
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    >>> If so, can you please provide me with what releases/versions of the drivers you are running and what BIOS version you are running.
    Any suggestions or sources would be immensely helpful in my quest to get W8 somewhat usable on this beast.
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    hazart wrote:
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    So, thusfar, no BSODs on resume. I still have to install the rest of the drivers but at this point, no BSOD since fresh install early this morning. I only have the single Intel 320 SSD in my SATA bay, no mSata drive as of yet. Additionally, I do not have a HDD password. I use the BIOS password w/ fingerprint authentication though.
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  • Mac Pro Boot Issue

    Mac Pro - "Quad", 2 X 2.66Ghz; 5GB RAM; OS X 10.5.6
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