Windows boot up blackout?

[Frankenstein]

Hi

I just installed win 7 on my new P6T. The first boot to widows went great, I even downloaded a few games. Then on my second boot and everyone after that this happens. I turn it on, it POSTs, and it says starting windows. Then it goes black and doesn't respond to anything besides the on/off button. Any ideas?

Here are some specs
ASUS P6T
i7 920
WDC640GB

Thanks

 

[95BlackGA]

Throw in the Win7 disk, and run System Repair.

 

[Frankenstein]

How do you do that? When I put in the win 7 disk it just gives me the option to boot and install it. This is probably a noob question.

 

[808Alaska]

you can also try pressing F8 or F11 upon boot up and use the "Last Known Good Configuration" option.

 

[Frankenstein]

I tried that and it didn't work. Any other ideas?

Edit: I just booted up in safe mode and ran a system restore. No effect. According to windows the fact that I can boot in safe mode means that the basic drivers aren't the problem

 

[KSoD]

No it very rarely is the basic system drivers. It is always the more advanced drivers. What did you install before the 2nd boot?

Moved to Windows.

 

[Frankenstein]

Civilization 4 and sins of a solar empire. I didn't install the drivers because it seemed to be recognizing all of the hardware. Could that be it? I ran a system restore so in theory those games are no longer on there, right?

 

[KSoD]

If the restore worked, then no. But check the Program Files folder and see if you can execute them.

If a driver update is available then you should install it.

 

[Frankenstein]

For whatever reason the restore didn't work. I am not going to be able to work on this for a couple of days. What should I do when I get back? It doesn't seem like the hardware drivers could be causing the problem.

Thanks

 

[KSoD]

I think it is. There is no reason why it would boot just fine and then after installing only a couple of items it wouldnt boot again. That only leaves driver installs or the programs you installed.