My comp keeps crashing every so often and a the message STOP:0X0000008E (0X80000003,0Xf7b74EA8,0XF8C51EE4,0X00000000) appears on a blue screen

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Here's a place to start for this error;
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945658/en-us

Note the possible causes -
CAUSE
Possible causes of this error may include the following:
• Hard disk damage

• General hardware configuration problems with the BIOS, the memory, the hard disk, or with other devices

• Incompatible device driver

• Incompatible software

Have you recently installed new
software
drivers
hardware