After adopting Firefox 19.0 as default browser, I experience numerous occurrences of Blue Screen errors with MS XP

Since I have installed Firefox 19.0 (first time installation and usage), my computer crashes several times a week: the Blue Screen Error comes up and I have to turn down my computer.
I've run all recommended system and disk checks. I also have Norton as anti-virus.
To my knowledge, Firefox is the only major modification I've made on my computer before the default started to occur.
It seems that other users have encountered similar problems with version 18 and reverting to version 17 (which I cannot do) seems to have solved their issues.
Occurences of Blue screen: when using Firefox, or while screen saver on, or etc.
Have you got reported issues of compatibility between Firefox 19 and MS XP when IE was the former internet browser?
What steps do you suggest I make?

Blue screens can't be caused by Firefox, it is what is called a userspace program, which means it can't access the kernalspace, which is what causes bluescreens. There may be something else wrong with your computer:
Check for Windows updates
Scan for malware [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]]
Run chkdsk
etc.

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