My friend has a Compaq 5000(i know that's his problem right there). But anyway, it randomly restarts (not the right way but the double-control+alt+delete way) during any environment. Ummm...don't really know what info to include but if you guys need any more, just ask for it and I shall post.
When you say "any environment" do you mean multiple
Windows versions? One likely possibility is a RAM problem. You can test for this with the free
MemTest86:
http://www.memtest86.com/
It's available both as a
floppy-based version and as a
CD-bootable ISO image. It's very effective--gross problems show up in minutes, but it can be run overnight for more subtle problems. It's a good burn-in test.
That series of
Compaq PCs usually has integrated sound and video, so card seating problems are rare, but proper seating of the
RAM SIMMs can be a bit tricky. If the RAM comes up "bad" check that first.
By the way it's just
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Del], not [
Double-Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Del] for a reboot...
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