well i dont think it is virus related issue because it was doing the same thing to me when i was running win 2k pro. I wanted to upgrade and start fresh so i formatted the drive and installed XP pro on my drive, it was doing the same thing. I read a few other posts about switching around memory sticks. I havent tried it yet. I built the computer myself a couple years ago, it is a
Athlon 1.2 ghz
512megs of pc 133
ati radeon 7000
300W PS
im not sure the mother board, but it runs a VIA chipset.
3 com ethernet card
soundblaster live 5.1 card,
Scsi Contoler card
2 maxtor 30gig 7200 RPM
Plextor CDR
Pioneer DVD
A power supply or the heatsink fan not working properly would cause tyhe computer to restart? It mostly restarts when i am trying to install stuff, leaving me with half an installation. i can surf the net, type up stufff in word, listen to music all day long, but as soon as i instal anything, it gives me a blue screen and then restarts. And after it restarts the monitor wont turn back on, the light will stay amber, to get it to turn back on i have to leave the computer off for like 2 or 3 mins, then when i turn the computer on the monitor will turn on and the cpu wuill boot up. Hopefully this will help. I will be able to test a different video card next week because i ordered an ATI AIW 8500.
Thanks everyone for the help, but anything else would be of great appreciation