Installed windows 7 on MPB - endless boot (Need help fast)

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Installed windows 7 on MPB - endless boot (Need help fast)

I installed Windows 7 with boot camp and it istalled fully, and when the installation of Windows 7 was done, it restarted. Then the OSX startup sound came and the white screen appeard. Then it switched to black and a blinking _ appeard. Then a white line in the center of the screen appeard and the computer restarts. Now I can't get into eaither OSX or Windows. It's an MPB retina, without a disc reader and I have no backup what so ever. What do you do?

Best regards Jack H.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Oct 21, 2012 2:03 PM

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Answer 1

mende1

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Oct 21, 2012 2:06 PM in response to Jack Hellberg

Press Option key on boot and select Macintosh HD. Then, go to System Preferences > Startup Disk and select Macintosh HD. Finally, restart, press Option key and select Windows

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Answer 2

Oct 21, 2012 2:15 PM in response to mende1

It did not fix my problem booting up in windows 7, when I press Windows it does the same thing as before. It restarts and bootloops. However, I can access OSX.

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Answer 3

Oct 21, 2012 2:09 PM in response to mende1

Should I press and hold?

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Answer 4

mende1

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Oct 21, 2012 2:11 PM in response to Jack Hellberg

Press Command and R keys on boot and check if your Mac starts on Internet Recovery. If not, take the Mac to an Apple Retail Store

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Answer 5

Oct 21, 2012 2:15 PM in response to mende1

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Answer 6

Oct 21, 2012 2:16 PM in response to mende1

It still reboots when I press windows, however I can still acess OSX when pressing Option key. But when I press windows 7 I got the same problem, it bootloops.

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Answer 7

mende1

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Oct 21, 2012 10:12 PM in response to Jack Hellberg

Start in Mac OS X, open Boot Camp Assistant and delete Windows volume. Then, install Windows again

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Answer 8

Oct 22, 2012 6:40 AM in response to mende1

I did just that, but still it does not work. I watched carefully what happend after the installation of Windows 7, and when the installation is done, and boot ups into windows, everything works for about 10 seconds. I can move the mouse and click on things, but after 10 seconds it says "logging out..." and it restarts the computer and then I have to boot into OSX in order to get into the computer, windows does not work.

Best regards,

Jack Hellberg

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Answer 9

Nov 4, 2012 8:43 AM in response to Jack Hellberg

Can anyone help me?

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Answer 10

Nov 4, 2012 8:50 AM in response to Jack Hellberg

You should go to the Bootcamp forum where the Bootcamp gurus hang out. https://discussions.apple.com/community/windows_software/boot_camp

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