Disk read error when booting Windows 7 / White screen / Screen frozen

Hello,
I installed Windows 7 and Mac OSx on Dual boot.
1) A problem arose when starting up. Sometimes the screen freezes after i have selected Windows 7 boot on BootCamp.
2) Second problem, when booting the screen is white and doesn't change.
3) Third problem, "Disk read error occured". This is the message that appears on the screen when booting Windows 7.
4) Fourth problem, a blinking folder with a Question Mark on it.
Please help with these problems.
Thank you for your help.
Stinou142

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