Errors ON HD Prevent Windows From Booting If another working PC is available then use it to connect sick HD as primary or secondary slave or secondary master. If a working PC is NOT available then setup windows on a different HD then connect sick HD as mentioned above. Run scandisk on Sick HD. Choose standard scan and fix errors automatically. For Win95/98/ME: If Errors are found choose to delete and skip undo. After scandisk has completed run defrag too.