Horror Super Crash

Crikey - where do I start....
Ever since I installed iTunes 5 (I'm now on 6.0.1 - the latest) my system occasionally just powers down - absolute totally instantaneous power down. And the system will not boot back - I have to turn off the power switch for 30 secs and then power back up.
There is a sort of a pattern - it happens if I just select a movie file in a folder. It happens if I go to http://www.apple.com/quicktime. It happens if I select 'Test Direct 3D' in DXDiag. And it happens if I try to run any of the Steam Half-Life games. And it happens at other times that I have not recorded.
So it sort of seems Graphics / Quicktime / Direct X related - but I don't want to jump to conclusions.
iTunes still works though - after the first horror install, I downloaded the separate quicktime and reinstalled itunes separately.
I have the latest nVidia v81 drivers for my Geforce FX 5900.
I have the latest SoundBlaster Audigy Drivers.
I have the latest Asus and Ali drivers + BIOS for my Athlon 1900+ Asus Mbr (Ali Chipset).
I've turned off all motherboard monitoring in the BIOS and removed all services and start-up programs.
I have disabled the A/V on install of itunes.
I have updated the Windows Installer program.
It does seem better when I disable the nVidia and use the native drivers - but then I can't do anything anyway.
A total disaster and I can't work out what to do next.
Any further clues or assistance?
Kindest regards
James

Ever since I installed iTunes 5 (I'm now on 6.0.1 - the latest) my system occasionally just powers down - absolute totally instantaneous power down.
oh good gracious. are you getting any sort of blue screen whatsoever, James?
if not, try using the Jonathan technique here to see if there are any hidden blue screens:
Jonathan Wildstrom, "when installing itunes it restarts why?" #5, 08:22pm Oct 19, 2005 CDT
if you get one after that, let us know what numerical and text codes you're getting.
keep us posted.
love, b

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