Macbook Pro 1,1 Overheating/Freezing. Can still move Pointer.

I have a hand-me-down first generation MacBook Pro. It gets pretty hot, especially during videos. I have Macs Fan Control installed so that has helped keep the temperature under control, but I'm not even sure that's causing the freezing. When the machine freezes, it'll sometimes just be during graphically taxing processes, like minimizing windows. I can still move the pointer around the screen, but it won't do anything. If there was a video playing when it freezes, the audio will continue uninterrupted.
Probably unrelated, the clicker on my trackpad will sometimes "triple-click" on a single click. This can be very annoying. Any help with this is also welcome
2 GHz Intel Core Duo, 2GB Ram, OSX 10.6.8

The graphics GPU by current day standards is rather primitive and unfortunately there is nothing that you can do about that. I purchased a 2010 MBP to replace my 2006 1.2 MBP because it could not handle HD video recording satisfactorily.
Videos are CPU and GPU intensive applications and require a lot of resources which create heat. That is 'normal'.
First try the following:
SMC and PRAM resets:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
Open the MBP and check the interior for dust a debris. Here are instructions how to open it up:
http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/macbookpro_15_mem_hd_opt/
Use a cooling pad.
When you take the MBP apart, check the battery and see if there are any signs of distortion or expansion. That may be causing you trackpad issues.
Ciao.

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