Windows 7 Pro Student Bootcamp won't boot!

[AHDuke99]

I successfully performed a clean install using VMWare Fusion and the Windows 7 ISO. The installer accepted by serial as well. I restarted in VMWare and it ran fine, but when I try to boot in Bootcamp, it flips to a blue screen for a second and then it shuts down and restarts.

Anyone had this problem and know a fix for it? I'm trying to avoiding burning the ISO and installing it again, but that may be the only way. I can only use it in VMWare right now.

 

[P Mentior]

Just to clarify you installed it through Fusion and not bootcamp? That seems a little backward to me. I have the Student Win7 Pro and did the instal through bootcamp and everything works great for me including Fusion.

 

[AHDuke99]

Just to clarify you installed it through Fusion and not bootcamp? That seems a little backward to me. I have the Student Win7 Pro and did the instal through bootcamp and everything works great for me including Fusion.

I had Windows 7 RC installed on Bootcamp, and since the download was digital and not physical, I used the virtual drive in Fusion to install it on the Bootcamp drive. So now it boots in VMWare but not natively without an error.

 

[P Mentior]

There is problem with the digital download that prevented it from being burned to a DVD but there are various workarounds. As far as I know they must be preformed in a windows environment but they aren't that difficult. Try reinstalling using this method to create an ISO:

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/10/22/how-to-make-a-dvd-of-that-student-only-windows-7/

 

[AHDuke99]

I was able to create the ISO, but I used Fusion to run it since I didn't have a physical DVD-R on hand. Perhaps that's my problem in that I need a physical DVD in order for it to boot from Bootcamp. All I can do right now is boot from Fusion.

 

[balamw]

Apparently Microsoft wised up and has made an official ISO available as described here:

http://gizmodo.com/5391268/microsoft-fixes-windows-7-student-edition-upgrade-problems

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