Windows XP Crashes to reboot

[noname]

I have a recent problem since a new install on a new hard drive. When
opening a file .avi , .doc, or others my system crashes hard to a reboot.
This has also happened with various installations such as driver updates and
applications. Does anyone have any idea on what could be causing this? It
happens so fast that the windows error reporting does not catch the error.

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 1 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name ATHLON-2000
System Manufacturer MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
System Model MS-6330
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 0 AuthenticAMD ~1649 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Award Software International, Inc. 6.00 PG, 10/7/2002
SMBIOS Version 2.2
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\System32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)"
User Name ATHLON-2000\xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 1,024.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 590.58 MB
Total Virtual Memory 3.41 GB
Available Virtual Memory 2.63 GB
Page File Space 2.41 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

 

[peter]

There is a setting under
MyComputer/properties/advanced/startup&recovery........settings
under system failure...uncheck automatically restart.
doesn't stop the problem but at least now you will get an error message that you
can read and post here for specific help.
peter