I would first look into dusting out the computer, this may be overheating, and it is locking up to protect the processor
Opening the case is as easy as removing the two thumb screws and lifting back, and when you have the case off, blow out the parts in the case with a air compressor or canned air, and see if this solves your issue
Next, I'd try reloading the OS, but this will cause you to loose your data if you need to do the destructive recovery, so back it up in case now
Press F8 and select safe mode with networking, log onto your account you use, and put your data on a flash drive, and go over it a second time to be sure
I do not know for sure if the Pavilion 700 is new enough to have this, but my A400Y is, but pressing F10(or whatever it says for system recovery on yours) will let you recover the system, and select non destructive recovery and try this first and see if it helps, otherwise you'll need to do this and do a destructive recovery and try that
If this does not help, run it with one stick at a time, which ever one that makes it stable is good, and the removed stick is bad, but if you have one stick, you know which one is bad without testing, or need to buy RAM to test
If memory does not help, it could be the hard drive, just know these use IDE drives, so finding one may be hard
Also know if you had a recovery partition, you'll loose it and need a XP disk to reload XP after
If this does not help, it's the motherboard, or a failed processor, pick your route at this point and let me know, because this is costly and may not be worth it and the system should be used for parts, or disposed of for it's age
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Check your power supply. Remove the side cover and see what "fires" up. See if the fan on your CPU spins when you turn the computer on.
by oldturkey03