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1121847 2010-07-24 01:31:00 I am building a second hand computer and when I boot it goes through everything and then it comes up with

NTLDR is missing
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart

The BIOS is AMIBIOS Simple Setup Utility Version 1.24g
:help:
jd2759 (15763)
1121848 2010-07-24 01:37:00 So which version of windows is on the hard drive and did you install windows on the PC? Snorkbox (15764)
1121849 2010-07-24 01:43:00 I think there might be xp on the hard drive but want to install linux jd2759 (15763)
1121850 2010-07-24 01:47:00 Put the Linux cd/dvd in (change it to the bootdisk in the BIOS), then boot from it. You'll have to format the hdd. If you dont want XP Speedy Gonzales (78)
1121851 2010-07-24 01:49:00 ive done that jd2759 (15763)
1121852 2010-07-24 01:51:00 Have you installed anything on the hard drive yourself? Snorkbox (15764)
1121853 2010-07-24 01:53:00 Did you press a key, if /when it says, to press a key? You have to Speedy Gonzales (78)
1121854 2010-07-24 01:53:00 no
(to snorkbox)
jd2759 (15763)
1121855 2010-07-24 01:53:00 What type of key? jd2759 (15763)
1121856 2010-07-24 01:57:00 any key on the keyboard. You have to press a key so the cd will boot. So you can install whatever Speedy Gonzales (78)
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