ntldr error

Hi

Commonest cause of this is a disk in the floppy drive. Remove the disk, then reboot

Try this Technet article on making a bootable floppy (that involves copying NTLDR and a couple other files) to boot your existing XP install
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=119467

I have found NTFS compressed boot files can cause boot failure or if they are missing.

Since it's a notebook, assume there is no floppy drive.

The link below has good information on subject and fixes for various causes.

In your case, check out the links under Corrupt NTLDR File.

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000465.htm

Dalton