Heya all,
My first Mac ever, a shiny new Macbook Pro 17" came in the mail today. W00t!
Because I need Windows for work, the first thing I did was run the bootcamp assistant. I partitioned about 100gb of my 750gb drive for Windows. I inserted my Windows 7 (x64 Ultimate disc) and OSX seemed to think that was ok.
It rebooted and I got to the standard Windows install screen that I've breezed through a thousand times. Sadly on the step of expanding files, the installer crashed. I definitely choose the correct partition for Windows.
When the computer reboots I now get a grey screen for about 15 seconds, followed by a black screen with a blinking cursor on on the top left.
I've tried removing the Windows CD by booting while holding down the trackpad. The result is the same.
I've also tried booting while holding the option key, with and without the Windows disc in, but I still just get the black screen and blinking cursor.
I'm new to OSX, but not Windows or Linux. Anyone have any idea how I can repair my installation? Currently I can't boot either OSX or Windows. It seems I am well and truly boned =)
My first Mac ever, a shiny new Macbook Pro 17" came in the mail today. W00t!
Because I need Windows for work, the first thing I did was run the bootcamp assistant. I partitioned about 100gb of my 750gb drive for Windows. I inserted my Windows 7 (x64 Ultimate disc) and OSX seemed to think that was ok.
It rebooted and I got to the standard Windows install screen that I've breezed through a thousand times. Sadly on the step of expanding files, the installer crashed. I definitely choose the correct partition for Windows.
When the computer reboots I now get a grey screen for about 15 seconds, followed by a black screen with a blinking cursor on on the top left.
I've tried removing the Windows CD by booting while holding down the trackpad. The result is the same.
I've also tried booting while holding the option key, with and without the Windows disc in, but I still just get the black screen and blinking cursor.
I'm new to OSX, but not Windows or Linux. Anyone have any idea how I can repair my installation? Currently I can't boot either OSX or Windows. It seems I am well and truly boned =)