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Old Dec 18th, 2007, 08:47 AM       
Doesn't really sound like an overheating problem to me. With overheating you'll generally find that after the first crash the PC will fail to boot into Windows again until it's had a fair bit of time to cool down.

If I were you I'd first and foremost backup and nuke the hard drive. That way you can eliminate any software issues (alternatively boot from a Linux CD - Ubuntu is particularly good). If you have a clean Windows install and are still experiencing problems you can start checking the hardware, starting with the RAM as it's the most commonly at fault component.
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