I'm getting a Vista screen during boot in Win 7

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  1. denlem

    denlem MDL Novice

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    #1 denlem, Sep 4, 2009
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  2. msr

    msr MDL Senior Member

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    #2 msr, Sep 4, 2009
    Did you do an upgrade on the one that shows vista screen?
     
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  3. denlem

    denlem MDL Novice

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    #3 denlem, Sep 4, 2009
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    No upgrade, did a fresh install on all 3 computers. Partition deleted, create a new one and format.
     
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  4. muiz

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    #4 muiz, Sep 4, 2009
    The new sequence requires a native resolution higher than the 1024x600
     
  5. frwil

    frwil MDL Addicted

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    #5 frwil, Sep 4, 2009
    Probably for some reason at boot-up stage winload can't recognize that your video-card can support 1024x768 resolution...

    Try these two commands in cmd window, launched as admin:

    bcdedit /set GRAPHICSRESOLUTION=1024X768

    or (and?)

    bcdedit /set BOOTUX=Standard
     
  6. denlem

    denlem MDL Novice

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    #6 denlem, Sep 4, 2009 (OP)
    It's a 50" TV with a resolution of 1280x720.

    I guess I could hook up my PC monitor to it and see if it makes a difference.
     
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  7. denlem

    denlem MDL Novice

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    #7 denlem, Sep 4, 2009 (OP)
    Not sure if that was directed towards me or muiz but I get this error

    The element datatype specified is not recognized or does not apply to the specified entry.
     
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  8. frwil

    frwil MDL Addicted

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    #8 frwil, Sep 4, 2009
    Sorry, my mistake, should be spaces instead of =., this way:
    bcdedit /set GRAPHICSRESOLUTION 1024X768
    bcdedit /set BOOTUX Standard
    (case doesn't matter).

    But, yes, if your TV/display doesn't support resolution 1024x768, you'll see only vista bootscreen at VGA (640x480).
    BTW, parameter BOOTUX can be set to values DISABLED (just black screen at boot), BASIC (Vista green bar) and STANDARD (new win7 bootscreen).
     
  9. denlem

    denlem MDL Novice

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    #9 denlem, Sep 4, 2009 (OP)
    Neither one of those worked. Must be the x720 part not being high enough. It's only a boot up visual and I'm not going to worry about it. It's been working flawlessly for a week now and not a single crash. I like it.

    Thanks for the info. I'm not a novice and far from an expert. I learned a little something new today!
     
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  10. Johnessen

    Johnessen MDL Novice

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    #10 Johnessen, Sep 4, 2009
    Do a startup repair from the installation dvd.It happened to me once I installed windows 7 from a multilanguage dvd but ready used an rtm dvd abd did only system startup repair and was fine.Try your luck maybe it helps you too