Flashing white dash on black background before Windows 7 startup

[drummerdimitri]

Hey guys,

I've just finished installing windows 7 on my macbook pro with bootcamp but for some reason, I always get this black screen with a white dash on the top left that blinks fast for about 40 seconds before the windows startup screen comes up. I've installed windows 7 many times on my mac before but this is the first time such a thing happens. Does anyone know to make this long process go away?

Thanks!

 

[SandboxGeneral]

Hey guys,

I've just finished installing windows 7 on my macbook pro with bootcamp but for some reason, I always get this black screen with a white dash on the top left that blinks fast for about 40 seconds before the windows startup screen comes up. I've installed windows 7 many times on my mac before but this is the first time such a thing happens. Does anyone know to make this long process go away?

Thanks!

That's an indication of the graphics card either being initialized or is having some type of issue.

 

[drummerdimitri]

What can I do about it then? It extends the boot time by a crap load of time and I really dont want that.

 

[SandboxGeneral]

What can I do about it then? It extends the boot time by a crap load of time and I really dont want that.

How long is a "crap load of time?"

Do you have all the proper drivers installed for Windows and BootCamp?

 

[saturnotaku]

Do you have any external storage devices connected to your MBP when you power it up to boot into Windows? USB flash drive or hard drive? SD Card?

 

[drummerdimitri]

Do you have any external storage devices connected to your MBP when you power it up to boot into Windows? USB flash drive or hard drive? SD Card?

Nope. The only thing plugged in is a mouse. I have an SSD FYI.

 

[saturnotaku]

The only thing plugged in is a mouse.

Odd. Have you tried booting without the mouse plugged in? I've gotten that screen myself, but only if I've had a storage device plugged in, be it an SD card or thumb drive.

 

[drummerdimitri]

Odd. Have you tried booting without the mouse plugged in? I've gotten that screen myself, but only if I've had a storage device plugged in, be it an SD card or thumb drive.

Yes I have and nothing changed. The black screen with the flashing white dash stays there for about a minute each time before loading windows.

 

[scuba156]

Is this a legitimate copy of windows? It happens with non legit copies that have a bios hack to get around the copy protection.

 

[drummerdimitri]

Is this a legitimate copy of windows? It happens with non legit copies that have a bios hack to get around the copy protection.

It's not legit. I got if from piratebay but it always worked perfectly in the past.