Blue Screen — Freezing Up

Hey all. New to the site.

Alright I have an HP laptop. Windows XP. Just got it this past Christmas. Every now and then I’d get a blue screen in the middle of a task on the computer. That was far and in between.

Now just today, I’m starting to get them more frequently (2 today). Also, my laptop will freeze up for up to 5 minutes at a time sometimes, and either do one of the two things:

1. Go back to the way it was working.
2. Show ze blue screen!

Any help?