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Windows 7 Stopped Working In Bootcamp
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1461408" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>When the screen goes black, how long have you let it sit that way?</p><p></p><p>Many times, Windows will finish installing system updates during boot - and at times, it will hang for a bit on a black screen. On a normal Windows notebook, you'd probably just leave it alone since you'd have a hard drive activity indicator flashing to tell you something is going on. But on a Mac, you may be apt to forcibly power the machine down, and if you do this, you could either exacerbate the problem, or break the install.</p><p></p><p>I would try booting into Windows 7 in safe mode, go to Start => All Programs => Accessories, right-click "Command Prompt" and choose "Open as Administrator". </p><p></p><p>Then type: </p><p></p><p>chkdsk c: /F</p><p></p><p>It won't be able to lock the drive, so it will ask if it's OK to do on the next boot - say Yes. Then, reboot the machine and this time, allow it to sit even if it stops at a black screen (if the sleep light is on, that means the machine is still ON and working).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1461408, member: 24098"] When the screen goes black, how long have you let it sit that way? Many times, Windows will finish installing system updates during boot - and at times, it will hang for a bit on a black screen. On a normal Windows notebook, you'd probably just leave it alone since you'd have a hard drive activity indicator flashing to tell you something is going on. But on a Mac, you may be apt to forcibly power the machine down, and if you do this, you could either exacerbate the problem, or break the install. I would try booting into Windows 7 in safe mode, go to Start => All Programs => Accessories, right-click "Command Prompt" and choose "Open as Administrator". Then type: chkdsk c: /F It won't be able to lock the drive, so it will ask if it's OK to do on the next boot - say Yes. Then, reboot the machine and this time, allow it to sit even if it stops at a black screen (if the sleep light is on, that means the machine is still ON and working). [/QUOTE]
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