Daily Freezes/Blue Screen Shutdowns on HP M8100N Desktop Product GC673AA w/ Vista

Hi - Hopefully someone can help me fix the Daily Freezes/Blue Screen Shutdowns on my HP M8100N Desktop Product GC673AA w/ Vista.  Occasional freezes started about 3 months ago and ocurred maybe once every 3 weeks.  They gradually progressed to the point that I am booted off my PC daily.  I've resarched message boards and tried to resolve on my own with no success.  I get different messages on The Blue Screen that appears since I changed the settings to not allow automatic shutdown.  Among the Error messages are the following:
     DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. (i Wrote the additional detail  which I can provide if needed, but all of the messages reference disabling BIOS memory options for caching/shadowing)  I've tried but cannot find the option anywhere when I get into the BIOS screen.
     KERNAL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR ( i CAN PROVIDE ADD'L INFO IF NEEDED)
     CHECK ADEQUATE DISK SPACE.  IF DRIVER IDENTIFIED IN STOP MSGE DISABLE OR UPDATE IT.  CHECK BIOS UPDATES.        DISABLE BIOS MEMORY OPTIONS
     BAD_SPOOL_HEADER
These are 4 Blue Screen mesages since I changed the Shutdown settings.
Any help would be appreciated.  I've tried all kinds of fixes with no success.  I only download basic HP, Vista, and basic software updates.  My spyware is AVG, Advanced System Care, and Spyware Dr.
I've considered a System Recovery but have never been able to do a backup since buying the PC in 2007.  I always get the Error message:  BACKUP ERROR I/O Device Error OX8007045D.
Any help resolving these issues would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks. 

Hi Mark05,
Please let me know if you need assistance. You might want to look at this document on reducing heat.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c01657439
Hope this helps.
Thanks.
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