Windows 7 x64 partition on Boot Camp

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leanmachine

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Hi, I'm new to the forum and the Mac world! I just got my first MBP 15 a few days ago, and I've only begun playing with it.

I used Boot Camp to install Win 7 x64 on a partition, and I got the OS and the drivers to work just fine. (I also have it installed on a Parallels Virutal machine, but I needed the dedicated partition for work.)

My only problem is that when I boot into Win 7, I get a screen that has a cursor flashing for about 2 and a half minutes. After that time, the Windows logo appears and it boots just fine. Is this common, or am I missing something here? It behooves me that it takes around 3 to 3 and a half minutes for Win 7 to boot up after hitting the power button.
 
leanmachine said:
Hi, I'm new to the forum and the Mac world! I just got my first MBP 15 a few days ago, and I've only begun playing with it.

I used Boot Camp to install Win 7 x64 on a partition, and I got the OS and the drivers to work just fine. (I also have it installed on a Parallels Virutal machine, but I needed the dedicated partition for work.)

My only problem is that when I boot into Win 7, I get a screen that has a cursor flashing for about 2 and a half minutes. After that time, the Windows logo appears and it boots just fine. Is this common, or am I missing something here? It behooves me that it takes around 3 to 3 and a half minutes for Win 7 to boot up after hitting the power button.
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do you have a legal copy of Win7?
The symptoms you describe sound a lot like what people that had a pirate copy of Win7 and then had to use an activator went trough. I'm not saying this is your case, just that it sounds similar.
 
wesrk said:
do you have a legal copy of Win7?
The symptoms you describe sound a lot like what people that had a pirate copy of Win7 and then had to use an activator went trough. I'm not saying this is your case, just that it sounds similar.
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Lets just say I have an "activated" copy that I downloaded for free from a "sharing" site.

Is this what's going on during that time? I just tried pulling up a search on here to find the symptoms that you described, and I can't find it? Do you know of a link to a thread in which people had this same problem with pirated copies? TIA
 
leanmachine said:
Lets just say I have an "activated" copy that I downloaded for free from a "sharing" site.

Is this what's going on during that time? I just tried pulling up a search on here to find the symptoms that you described, and I can't find it? Do you know of a link to a thread in which people had this same problem with pirated copies? TIA
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LOL So you do have a pirated/pre-activated copy of Windows 7! :p

Yes, if there is the cursor blinking at the top left corner for a few minutes, it's because it's the loader/patch doing it's thing. This also happens with users who use Linux/Ubuntu who have their own loading options which does the same thing. If you get a copy of the RC, it won't happen.
 
iLog.Genius said:
LOL So you do have a pirated/pre-activated copy of Windows 7! :p

Yes, if there is the cursor blinking at the top left corner for a few minutes, it's because it's the loader/patch doing it's thing. This also happens with users who use Linux/Ubuntu who have their own loading options which does the same thing. If you get a copy of the RC, it won't happen.
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Thanks for your help! I'll be getting a legit copy soon from work to resolve this.
 
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