LGBT studies classThat was your first mistake . <| sep |> I work in a small pc repair shop and see problems like this all the tim . Normally it ends with me formatting the HDD and reinstalling windows . However , since you need your data , youll have to recover that first . One great tool I use in work is Hirens Boot CD . You can google it and download the . iso for free . After this , you can use Rufus usb tool to burn the iso to a usb . You can then boot from Hirens which has its own Mini Windows 7 installed on it . From mini windows 7 , you can view your HDDs file system as you normally would and copy anything you need to a usb . You can even try replacing the file that is said to be corrupt which may fix your problem . Also forgot to mention one other thing you could try . As your computer is booting , tap F 8 repeatedly and it should bring you to a screen with many options where the first is Repair My Computer . Choose this option , which will eventually bring you to a screen with some repair options such as Command Prompt . From here you can run a check disk , which can possibly fix your problem and determine if your hard drive is deaddying . This is done by opening command prompt and typing chkdsk C r , without the quotes and the drive letter C may be different .