Refurbished Computer initial set up

Hi, We have been fortunate enough to have 2 refurbished computers donated to our foundation. We have purchased the necessary Microsoft software and I am in the middle of trying to set it all up. When I turn on the computer the initial screen has a message saying "NTLDR is missing Press Ctrl-Alt-Del to restart". If I press Ctrl-Alt-Del it just continues to come up with the same error message. Are you able to offer any advice on how to get past this screen so I can set up the computer with all the necessary software? Many thanks for your help. Henrietta

Reply by Edward Hore from The Clique online on Thursday, 12 January, 2012 - 15:46

Hi, The problem is that the harddrives have been wiped but the NT Loader bootstrap is still there, I would therefore assume these had Windows Server of some type on them. You just need to boot to the BIOS, change the boot up option to CD/DVD (pressing F11 on bootup sometimes gives this option too), then load a new operating system. If that doesn't help, let me know. Edward Hore The Clique online