Overheating, Freezing Computer & Blue Screen

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Sorry I was looking and looking and I am not sure If am posting in the right forum, because I have more then one problem.
It started with my CD and DVD drives stopping to read any kind of CDs DVDs etc.
I looked for a solution and following advice disconnected them and reconnected them. Then turned the computer back on, but it wouldn't start up...I had to fight with it for days and in the end I had to completely re-install the whole thing and lost all my data. Since then it started freezing up and I've started getting the blue screen. So I've tried to find the problem and thought it might be overheating I opened the one site of the processor and it stopped freezing up, for a few months it was working great! But now it started freezing up and sometimes i get the blue screen again. All this months I've left the processor opened and when it started recently freezing up again I've pointed a big fan at it but that seem to make no difference and it doesn't feel hot anywhere inside. Usually it starts to freeze up more often and quicker when I look at pictures or edit pictures or try to upload or download something. I really don't know what might be the problem. But recently I've also seen that svchost.exe is always running between 20-30K and I've heard that nothing except the iexplorer and explorer should be using so much memory. Does anybody have any idea what is wrong?

I'll try to include some information about my computer but I am not sure what you guys need to figure out the problem, Thank you all in advance for trying to help, I really appreciate it!

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: HP Pavilion 06
System Model: DF247A-ABA 725N
BIOS: BIOS Date: 03/27/03 13:11:08 Ver: 08.00.08
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.0GHz
Memory: 448MB RAM
Page File: 189MB used, 869MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_01F0&SUBSYS_80C01043&REV_A3
Display Memory: 64.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: hp pavilion mx75
Monitor Max Res: 1280,1024
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.9371 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 10/22/2006 11:22:00, 4527488 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 10/22/2006 11:22:00, 3994624 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-42B0-11CF-6857-CAA002C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x01F0
SubSys ID: 0x80C01043
Revision ID: 0x00A3
Revision ID: 0x00A3
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_B ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D
Deinterlace Caps: {212DC723-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_MedianFiltering
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{212DC723-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_MedianFiltering
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch

Description: NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: NFORCE_VAD
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: nvapu.sys
Driver Version: 6.14.0457.0000 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 10/22/2004 09:41:46, 413824 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: NVIDIA Corporation
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0xF5F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 200, 100000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 52, 50
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 48, 48
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK

Description: NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: nvapu.sys
Driver Version: 6.14.0457.0000 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 10/22/2004 09:41:46, 413824 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x41
Format Flags: 0xCC0

DLS Path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\GM.DLS
DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002
Acceleration: n/a
Ports: Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port
NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio, Software (Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal
Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Registry: OK
Test Result: Not run

Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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Drive: C:
Free Space: 37.6 GB
Total Space: 72.4 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: SAMSUNG SV8004H

Drive: D:
Free Space: 0.7 GB
Total Space: 3.9 GB
File System: FAT32
Model: SAMSUNG SV8004H

Drive: E:
Model: CyberDrv CW088D CD-R/RW
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 21:59:54, 49536 bytes

Drive: F:
Model: ATAPI DVDROM 16X
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 21:59:54, 49536 bytes
 
It is not uncommon for a two year old HP with a Samsung hard drive to experience a hard drive failure... We see hundreds of them. So that would be my first suspect.
Then you have inadequate memory... once upon a time 512 MB was more than adequate, but depending on the software installed, it could be part of your problem.
First thing I would do is call Parts at www.hp.com and order the restore disk set while they still have some in stock. Under $30 with shipping if you can verify the owner and serial number & other info from the label on the back.
You may need this at anytime, and the partition load will not work.
The freeze could be a cpu fan, dirty cooling fan, inadequate or too much thermal past, hard drive failing, memory failing, defective PCI card, and almost any cooling problem.
If you can keep it running, download an run MemTest86 and run it four four hours or 7 passes.
Also, to to the HP site, and look at the available downloads... seeing how many of them have been issued since you purchased the computer. Download and install all of them... including the latest BIOS if issued after you purchased the computer. This same problem can be caused by a defective or out-of-date driver that doesn't work with some of the Microsoft Updates that have been automatically downloaded.
 
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