One thing I have noticed on message boards I visit is more and more people seem to be having problems with the NTLDR going missing or corrupt. As you may know, the NTLDR (NT Loader) is the default boot loader Windows uses to start itself up. If this goes missing or gets corrupted, Windows may not know how to start (unless you have another boot loader loaded on your system).
My guess is due to the rise in popularity of Linux, many people are trying it and when they load it on their system, it replaces NTLDR with either GRUB or LILO (Linux boot loaders). This is all fine and dandy until you want to remove Linux, then the nasty NTLDR message can start appearing.
This is a nifty looking resource which looks like it addresses this problem easily. While I have not personally tried it, I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. If you prefer to go the Microsoft route then this KB article would be a good starting point.
Hopefully you don’t have to worry about any such errors, but in case you do, this information can help.
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