win7 VM on 2008 server R2

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  1. stefa

    stefa MDL Novice

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    #1 stefa, Sep 10, 2011
    Hi

    I've installed win 7 ultimate on a 2008 server R2 . As rearm count reach 0, I run windows loader from win7 VM but now virtual machine doesn't start anymore. When I start VM from Hyper-V manager i get a black screen with a blinking cursor. Any suggestions to repair the virtual machine?

    Thanks
     
  2. Daz

    Daz MDL Developer / Admin
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    #2 Daz, Sep 10, 2011
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    The loader doesn't work on Hyper-V.

    You can repair it by setting up the VM to boot from DVD. Next go to the repair options, select command prompt and use this command:
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    bootsect.exe /nt60 sys /force
     
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    sebus MDL Guru

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    #3 sebus, Sep 10, 2011
    And then read the sticky:

    Hyper-V Pre-Activation Solutions Roundup

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  4. stefa

    stefa MDL Novice

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    #4 stefa, Sep 11, 2011 (OP)
    First of all, I want to thank you all for replies. Excuse me for troubling you and my bad english.

    How can I boot VM from DVD? I have the following setings of VM:

    IDE Controller 0
    Hard Drive: Win7.vhd
    DVD Drive: Physical drive F

    I've already tried with a bootable win7 DVD but didn't work. The same with the iso DVD? Any guidelines?

    Thanks a lot!
     
  5. stefa

    stefa MDL Novice

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    #5 stefa, Sep 11, 2011 (OP)
    It works!

    I checked and I've been using the wrong dvd.

    Thanks!