Yes, open MS DOS and type "MakeWindowsPerfect 1" without the quotes. Microsoft forgot to mention this feature to prevent your comp from crashing, but I guess they can't be blamed. After all, they tend to hand us high quality products like Access and Excel.
"Stephen Wolfram is the creator of Mathematica and is widely regarded as the most important innovator in scientific and technical computing today." - Stephen Wolfram
In my experience, bad sectors grow. It is my suggestion that if you have a hard drive with bad sectors that you buy a new one and transfer the contents in the near future.