Hey all. I got the Windows 7 RTM quite a while ago and had no problems with it. A couple days ago, though, I recieve a black screen with movable cursor after login. I am dual-booting with Windows XP, and XP is working fine. Task manager will open, but is 'hidden' under the black screen. Same with everything else but the cursor. I suspect this has something to do with VMware server, as this was the last program I installed (about a week ago) and it was also affecting my network adapters. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Sounds simple to me, really. Uninstall VMwareServer, and see if the issue is gone. If so, try using another VM app, there are many...
If u have ccleaner, try this : boot in safe mode open a command prompt navigate to the folder where vmware is situated delete all files, subfolders and the main folder manually then run ccleaner to clean your registry of remaining keys of vmware now try to boot normally
btw, if you can't download, howcome you're online now ? assuming you're on another computer, download it from there and save it on a stick or something...
isn't a black screen after login the first sign of an expired OS or reduced functionality OS if not genuine after a time limit? I do remember on my XP that I could only boot into safe mode. Anytime I booted into regular, it would great me with black screen and reduced functionality. Not sure if this is similar in Windows 7. something to look out for. good luck