For others in this situation: if you want to take the severe option:
(from
Microsoft Support)
Quote:
On the toolbar click Start, click Run, type Msconfig, and then click OK.
Click Advanced, and select the Disable Scandisk after bad shutdown option.
Click OK twice, and then click Yes to restart your computer.
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For you; that error message suggests your hard disc is getting towards failure. There's a technology called SMART which is designed to warn the system of a potential disc failure - it may be telling Windows that it's getting near the end of its life. What kind of hard disc do you have, and roughly how old is it? I'd certainly advocate making backups of any important files while you have the chance. It may be possible to 'map out' the bad sectors (I'll have a look once we know what type it is and run some diagnostics) but to be honest it starts to sound a bit like a new drive is in the offing...
edit: you could start by doing a full surface scan from ScanDisk in Windows. Select scandisk from 'tools' on the drive in question, and make sure the 'scan for bad sectors' box is ticked. It could take a while.