Constant flashing blue screen during operation?

I keep having the screen turn blue and then suddenly go back to normal. It's a quick flash, totally random, repetitive during operation, no noises, and nothing else is interrupted. It does not restart, log off, or try to. Is it about to die?

While she may be using the wrong hardware for this community, It might be a pertinent question for some folks.
I have a 2006 Mac Pro and I an experiencing the exact same problem. Random blue screens, I can still type and move the mouse (not seeing any of it on screen until the random blue screen goes away).
Model Name:          Mac Pro
Model Identifier:          MacPro1,1
Processor Name:          Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed:          2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors:          2
Total Number Of Cores:          4
L2 Cache (per processor):          4 MB
Memory:          5 GB
Bus Speed:          1.33 GHz
Boot ROM Version:          MP11.005C.B08
SMC Version (system):          1.7f10
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT:
Chipset Model:          NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
Type:          GPU
Bus:          PCIe
Slot:          Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width:          x16
VRAM (Total):          256 MB
Vendor:          NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID:          0x0393
Revision ID:          0x00a1
ROM Revision:          3011
Displays:
Display Connector:
Status:          No Display Connected
70GX2:
Resolution:          1280 x 1024 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth:          32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Display Serial Number:          69109184GA
Main Display:          Yes
Mirror:          Off
Online:          Yes
Rotation:          Supported
Running the latest update of Lion and it started with the latest update.
I installed Snow Leopard on another disk, and the problem went away, until I updated it to 10.6.8.

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I heard that quite many people get classic windows' "blue screen" during using windows , whatever Windows XP, Vista or 7. But now i face the "blue screen" during install Windows 7, which means I even can not complete installation.
I bought my Macbook Pro i5 17'' one month ago, and I'm trying to install Windows 7 but I face the problem during the installation. After finishing first 4 steps the computer would restart and start to "finish installation", but at this time it gets "blue screen" and shows "error: 0x0000009c" and stuck there. I have to shut down the turn off button and interrupt the installation.
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ONE
Paul has given you good advice in that I would reinstall the OS from the supplied disks to get your computer working properly.
TWO
Then re-install your old programs (only those you really need since they are likely PowerPC, not “universal” Intel programs) from their original disks.
THREE
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