Patrick,
Once again I am hopeful that by restoring my system I appear to have dodged the BSoD bullet (at least based on my last few boot-ups).
But before you close my issue (I am prepared to resort to my factory install disk if need be) please answer one last question:
Now that my system seems stable based on the 1/27/2014 restore point I used, I would like to make sure that this restore point does not "roll off" so I will have access to it, if need be. However, I no longer see it (and apparently the next earliest available restore point is now 2/3/2014) so if I cannot get back the 1/27 restore point how may I assure myself of at least not losing the 2/3 restore point (which though not tested I feel somewhat assured is close enough to 1/27 to recover my system) ?
Thanks for all your timely replies and interest in my problem!
Dan