Computer keeps on restarting and giving errors even when installing XP

[BBCMember]

This system keeps restarting and giving errors. Even when I was installing XP from the CD, it was installing for a while, but then restarted when there was 19 minutes left. It then tried to resume setup, but then it kept restarting.

Here is the error that it was giving when I tried to boot from the XP CD again to finish the installation:

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Line 13 of the INF file \i386\txtsetup.sif is invalid

Setup cannot continue. Press any key to exit.
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The "Line" value is always a different number each time.

And here is the blue screen error that would appear when I would be using Ultimate Boot CD for Windows:

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driver_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

Stop 0X000000D1 (0x0000F188, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0xF73C168F)

acpi.sys - Address F73C168F base at F73AD000, DateStamp 41107d27
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It's a Sony Vaio Desktop PCV-RSD400CG.

Suggestions?

 

[thrawn86]

if your bios will let you, load the failsafe defaults and/or run memtest. check your voltage rails.

 

[BBCMember]

OK. Thanks. I'm also going to test the hard drive.