Sony vaio blue screen

so i just got a sony vaio after best buy junked out my old laptop which was shipped out 2 times for repair for a total of 8 weeks.  I'm a college student, and this happened right before finals.  now, my new vaio is getting the blue screen at least 2 times a day, and I have midterms next week.  I called best buy and they said that they have to ship it out again for 6 weeks.  By that time its goin to be the end of the semester again.  Are there any other options for a quicker fix on the laptop?
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If you can post the error message(if you can catch it) one of us can look it up and give you an idea as to what's causing it, and possibly if there's a fix.
Does it do it right at startup, or after it's been on for a while?
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I'm NOT an employee of Best Buy, or Geek Squad, though I did work as an Agent for a year 5 years ago. None of my posts are to be taken as the official stance that Best Buy will take on your situation. My advice is just that, advice.
Unfortunately, that's the bad luck of any electronic, there's going to be bad Apples... wait that's a horrible pun.

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    Content
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    Creation
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    Oracle Universal Installer 1.6.0.9.0
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