Windows 7 won't restart (to Windows) in 10.8

Here's my issue.
I have Mac OS Mountain Lion on a 2011 iMac with a single internal hard drive, partitioned to Mac and Windows.
The boot camp control panels work fine when setting the startup disk. To summarise:
I can set the Mac to restart to Windows7 (64 bit).
In Windows I can set it to restart to Mac OS X.
I can restart within Mac OS X to Mac OS X.
The problem is restarting within Windows 7. The shutdown part happens, but it just won't start up again. I get a blank grey screen. Powering off and then hitting the option key doesn't do anything - no ability to select a startup OS.
In the end I have to load the iMac installer CD and change the startup disk from there.
Can anyone shed some light on what's happening here? Thanks in advance.

Use your Windows DVD instead.
Do some cleanup and maintenance in Windows.
The owners of iMac running Windows - I read very similar threads, a new one or two daily. Graphic driver and security updates from Microsoft perhaps.
AIDA64 Extreme Edition
http://www.aida64.com
http://www.aida64.com/product/aida64-extreme-edition/overview
CCleaner
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
BootChamp
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/28468/bootchamp
http://sourceforge.net/projects/lubbofancontrol/forums/forum/970570/topic/539412 2
Latest drivers and utilities
http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte/30530-latest-overclocking-programs-system-i nfo-benchmarking-stability-tools.html
TEMP cleanup
http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208279128
How to view error message:
From Control Panel-> Admin. Tools-> Event Viewer-> Windows logs:
Check Application and System Folders for Red highlit messages. Note that you can right-click clear these log folders.
Memtest
This is a step by step guide with audio and video to explain how to use memtest to see if your memory is defect:
Another thing to add is that some errors will not be found on the first pass, best to do at least 3 passes.
http://www2.corsair.com/training/how_to_memtest/

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