Could this prob. be due to overheating?

[cookiemunstahh]

I just got this error message that said:

The system has recovered from a serious error. A log of this error has been created.

The Error Signature was: BCCode: 100000d1   BCP1: 00002000   BCP2: 000000FF   BCP3: 00000000     BCP4: 00000000    OSVer: 5_1_2600    SP: 2_0   Product: 256_1

It said the files in the report in question were:
C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERe083.dir00\Mini093006-01.dmp
C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERe083.dir00\sysdata.xml

Then when I sent the error, a website came up:
Hardware failure: replace failed component

Thank you for submitting an error report.

Problem description

The error was caused by an unrecoverable hardware error which forced the operating system to stop functioning.

Although we know the problem is caused by a hardware component, unfortunately the error report does not contain enough information to tell us the specific component. More than likely the problem is being caused by problems with one or more of the following computer components:

Random Access Memory (RAM)
System board
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Power supply

Recommendations
If you have received this error more than once, it could indicate a serious problem with your computer. We recommend that you do the following:

Back up your files to avoid data loss in case of a complete hardware failure.
Contact the original manufacturer of your computer or your local computer repair shop. Either will have advanced hardware diagnostics to determine the specific component which is failing.

I've only got this error once. Could this possibly be due to overheating because over summer I live with my parents and I put my computer in this desk. There is a little cubby where you're supposed to put the computer (as the back has the precut wire holes), but I've always thought it was stupid because the inside of the cubby gets hot... I did leave the door open at all times at least... I thought it might be okay over summer cuz I was gonna move soon anyways. When I used it the (is it a big fan or does the one just get faster? When it makes the whirring fan sound...) fan did operate a lot more, but it never shut off or anything.  Now that I'm back at school (I put it on top of my desk... where the air comes in is on the right side and the air goes out of the left side... its really perforated a lot on the left side... but I feel almost nothing from either side when the fan isn't whirring.) it seems to be acting funny.

I did get my first BSOD for this computer yesterday (I've had it for nearly 2 years) but then I thought it was due to the fact I've got two virus scanners dled (On a past computer I had a problem with virus scanner conflicts)... I just got rid of one. And I got no problems... I've also been dling unlicensed (as in unlicensed by companies in the US) fansubs off of bittorrent (which my friends also do but they have no problems) and so far the fan has been working wierd. Now the fan turns on in predictable intervals. Probably something like every 30 min to 1 hour it turns on for about 10 minutes then shuts off.

[cookiemunstahh]

Oops, pressing enter made that submit...

Also its been a bit slow but I thought that was because bittorrent was taking up RAM.

So bottom line is, should I take this to the dreaded school computer shop (I paid them 50 bucks last time and they didn't fix my computer, though they said they did ) and do that hardware scan or is it nothing?

I have an HP Media Center PC m1070n computer by the way with Windows XP (Pack 2).
It's 2.80GHz, Intel Pentum 4, 512MB of RAM and something like 150 GB.

[cookiemunstahh]

Oh also, a few days ago I just virus/spyware scanned it with a whole host of programs and they were all clean (except for a few cookies, etc.).

[2k_dummy]

Sounds like a heat problem. If you have room on the desktop, thats where the computer should be.

[Fed]

A couple of things stand out to me.

1) You have moved the computer from parent home to school, check it for loose cards & plugs etc.
2) What are fansubs? If it's some sort of downloaded fan software to control the fans then remove it.
Forget 2) Google is my friend.