I-Ex not connecting

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I was just reading a microsoft advice page about cleaning up XP in order to
make it run faster - to keep it running the way it was when first installed.
Well, there's a problem.

After I closed I-Ex I used Registry Mechanic to clean up the registry, which
the page advised (and it's something I do about once a week anyway), and the
usual crap came up - invalid shortcuts and the like. I also compacted the
registry (to save almost 2MB in the 19MB registry).

I restarted my machine, as usual and as directed, and when it came up again
I tried connecting to the Internet. I-Ex will not connect. The connection
(broadband) is valid and works fine, but Internet Explorer will not work no
matter what I try, even after undoing the compacting. And everything else is
apparently workiing fine.

Someone help, or I'm going to have to try Mozilla or something, and I'm not
particulary excited about that.
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wjohnc

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you came into it
 
Hi wjohnc :-)

Did you make a backup of the Registry before you ran the cleaner? Just in
case, so you restore the Registry if necessary and then start over.

The cleaning process may have damaged or removed some file(s) that are
necessary to connect to the Internet. Try the following and see if it
helps:

As you are unable to download these programs from the affected machine, you
can download them from another machine and copy them to a floppy disk or CD,
copy them to the hard drive of your machine, then install and run them.

Can't Connect to Internet With Internet Explorer
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/ie_tips.htm#winsock_fix

or.....

Download and run the programs below that apply to your OS, which should
resolve the connection problem.
LSPFix
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
(if your OS is Win2k or XP) The process of removing certain malware may kill
your internet connection. If this should occur, this program, LSPFIX, will
enable you to regain your connection.

and..

Winsock Fix Utility
http://www.dfwonline.net/files/WinsockFix.zip
WinsockXP Fix for XP
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
Also, with instructions, at
http://www.iup.edu/house/resnet/winfix.shtm

also...

Additional LPS Information:
http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid1_gci213375,00.html
http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid1_gci213376,00.html
http://computercops.biz/LSPs.html
(scroll down the list to the lsp.dll files here)

Hope this helps.

Jan :)
MS MVP - IE [DTS/AumHa]
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