blue welcome screen hangs
OK running Windows 7 on Bootcamped powerbook Retna 17"- latest MAC Software updates installed. This always hangs on the blue welcome screen. Only choice is to restart. Found a forum post and tried to fix using the following;
" I have actually found a solution. I'm not quite sure how it all worked out (it was pure luck!), but I am happily posting from a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on my new 2010 MacBook Pro 13' via Bootcamp.
For other people who may have run into this problem, here is the steps I took to fix it:
1. Start/restart Windows.
2. Press & hold the 'F8' key until an advanced boot menu comes up.
3. Select 'Repair Your Computer'.
4. Select 'Command Prompt'.
5. Log in as an Administrator.
6. Type in "chkdsk c: /f" (without the quotes), and press [ENTER].
7. Exit out of the command prompt.
8. Click on 'Restart'.
9. Press & hold the 'F8' key until an advanced boot menu comes up.
10. Select 'Enable Boot Logging'.
It appeared that the nasty driver causing the problem was the 'LSI 1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller'. (This appears to be the FireWire port causing all this trouble!)
Before, when the system was installed with a password, it would hang forever at the 'Welcome' screen on the second boot.
Before, when the system was installed without a password, it would freeze trying to install the aforementioned driver on the second boot, then on subsequent boots, it would hang forever at the 'Welcome' screen.
After doing the above process, my system booted normally and installed the ''LSI 1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller' without any freezes or complaints.
I can't count how many times I reinstalled Windows, burned new installation discs, started new threads, tried different methods, etc. just to find this. Trial & error (eventually) won!
I hope this helps someone if they are having issues with their new Mac. Please post back if it worked for you!"
http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/113584-windows-freezes-welcome-scr een.html
I have tried this multiple times and still haven't resolved the issue. I go to architecture school with quite a few classmates experiencing the same problem. Any help or advice is appreciated.