Windows 7 startup animation.

I am having an annoying error with the Windows Startup animation. It is not really a functional error but it is bugging me. Simply, it is not there. Instead of the animation, I get the little sliding loading bar with "Microsoft Corporation" under it like Vista had. After a check, the animation is *not* disabled in MSCONFIG. I think I should also mention that I do not have a startup sound (Beep On Error is enabled). I suspected that my graphics driver was the cause but after reinstalling an older one I know for a fact that the animation worked on, no dice.

My machine is a Macbook Aluminum Unibody 5,1 (the early 13 inch one) running Windows 7 Professional. The Graphics card is an Nvidia 9400M. Sound card is a Reltech HD.

 

After slightly changing my search terms in google, I found a solution to the problem.

It seems certain BCD functions, namely repairing it or changing boot options and adding entries.

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/...ws-7-boot-screen-that-changes-to-vista-style/