Black screen after Fedora 7 install

[jimcoyle]

I've tried to install Fedora 7 a few times and everything seems fine until the final configuration questions are asked; immediately afterwards Fedora goes to a black screen with the X system icon, and there are a few attempts to get the desktop to come up. After a few tries, I get a system warning that it has tried to get the windows going, but "something bad is happening."

I ask you...what's bad and how do I fix it?

Thanks.

 

[superking]

itsdapead post reply works!

I didn't have a network connection to run yum update, so itsdapead's solution worked perfectly, and much faster than running an update. Thanks!