BleepingComputer.com: Frequent Crashing

My computer started crashing about a month ago. It first freezes, then goes into a blue screen about a kernel stack error, and then shuts down to avoid damage.
It says it is due to a program, and the only one that I can think of that causes it is AIM. When I turn my computer back on, I get and AIM Error message abous AIM plugins not working properly. I delete the plugins, same deal. I reinstall AIM, and the problem gets worse. My computer crashes every couple of hours for the past day or so. Anyone know what the problem is? I have a Gateway MX8738.

Is this the error message that you're getting: http://aumha.org/a/stop.php#0x77

I'm running in safe mode since when I try to run in normal mode, I can't even get to my desktop without it crashing. This is one of the error messages I got:

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Edit- Just ran a memory diagnostic tool, nothing reported, and nothing fixed.

That's a completely different error message. It refers to your NTFS file system (on your hard drive) http://aumha.org/a/stop.php#0x24

As the memory isn't at fault, I'd next suggest an independent scan for malware (if you can get into Safe Mode with Networking). Try this free one: http://housecall.trendmicro.com

After that we'll have to take a look at your drivers.

Also, you can run chkdsk /r to check the NTFS file system. Go to Start and type in "cmd.exe" (without the quotes) - at the top of the search box will be an entry for cmd.exe. Right click on it and select "Run as administrator"

Then, in the black window that opens, type "chkdsk /r" (without the quotes) and press Enter.
It'll tell you it can't run now, and will offer to run it at the next reboot. Answer Y (for Yes) and press Enter to accept it - then reboot.
Let the scan run (it can take a while if there's errors) until the system boots back into Windows. Let us know if it finds any errors or fixes anything.

I'm posting this from another computer. The malware scan turned up no results, and the CHKDSK is still running. It's on stage 4 of 5, and has been stuck on 40000 out of 153712 files for over two hours now.

Check disk stages:
Stage 1: Chkdsk verifies each file record segment in the master file table
Stage 2, Chkdsk examines each of the indexes (directories) on the volume for internal consistency and verifies that every file and directory represented by a file record segment in the MFT is referenced by at least one directory.
Stage 3: Chkdsk verifies the security descriptors for each volume
Stage 4, Chkdsk verifies all clusters in use
Stage 5, Chkdsk verifies unused clusters

I'd suggest a hard drive diagnostic. They're available from the manufacturer of your hard drive. Here's a post that has links to the most common ones: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic28744.html