Reinstalling Winsock

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I recently had a problem that I could dialup, but not do anything on the
internet. Turned out winsock needed to be reinstalled, helped by my ISP.

Is there some websites on reinstalling winsock and TCP/IP for W2K?

ms
 
Hi ms - From my Blog, addy below in my signature:


"PRELIMINARY STEPS


#########IMPORTANT#########
Before you try to remove spyware using any of the programs below, download
both a copy of LSPFIX here:
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm

AND a copy of Winsockfix for W95, W98, and ME
http://www.tacktech.com/pub/winsockfix/WinsockFix.zip
Directions here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257

or here for Win2k/XP
http://files.webattack.com/localdl834/WinsockxpFix.exe
Info and download here: http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
Directions here: http://www.iup.edu/house/resnet/winfix.shtm

The process of removing certain malware may kill your internet connection.
If this should occur, these programs, LSPFIX and WINSOCKFIX, will enable you
to regain your connection.


For XP SP2, you can also use the Run command: netsh winsock reset catalog

to fix this problem without the need for these programs.

For XP pre-SP2, you can use this Run command: netsh int ip reset
resetlog.txt


Also, one MS technician suggested that the following sequence of Run
commands for XP may help in some cases:

netsh int reset all
ipconfig /flushdns

See also: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/winsock.htm for additional XPSP2
info/approaches using the netsh command.

An alternative approach with necessary .reg files which will often work even
when the above doesn't is defined here, courtesy of MVP Bob Cerelli:
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/ie_tips.htm#winsock_fix Recommended.

Remember - you need to do any downloads ahead of time BEFORE you do any
malware cleaning.
#########IMPORTANT#########"


Perhaps this will help.


--
Regards, Jim Byrd, MVP, DTS, ASVOP
My Blog, Defending Your Machine,
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/



In ms <[email protected]> typed:
|| I recently had a problem that I could dialup, but not do anything on
|| the internet. Turned out winsock needed to be reinstalled, helped by
|| my ISP.
||
|| Is there some websites on reinstalling winsock and TCP/IP for W2K?
||
|| ms
 
ms said:
I recently had a problem that I could dialup, but not do anything on the
internet. Turned out winsock needed to be reinstalled, helped by my ISP.

Is there some websites on reinstalling winsock and TCP/IP for W2K?

ms
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Thanks to Dave and Jim.

A few questions:
the netsh commandline operation- does this apply to W2K? In something I
saw, it seemed to be for XP?

And when my ISP helped me, in Network Properties IIRC was something about
My Private ISP-- news to me, but it had to be unchecked.

Any data on that?

ms
 
Hi ms - Yes, the netsh stuff is for XP (see my previous post.) As to your
second question, I'm not quite sure to what you might be referring unless
perhaps he was telling you to uncheck Internet Connection Sharing on the
Advanced tab (IIRC - don't have a Win2k system up right now on which to
check it) in Dialup Properies for your ISP's Dialup connection applet (I
assume you're not the gateway on a local network. :) )

--
Regards, Jim Byrd, MVP, DTS, ASVOP
My Blog, Defending Your Machine,
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/



In ms <[email protected]> typed:
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||| I recently had a problem that I could dialup, but not do anything
||| on the internet. Turned out winsock needed to be reinstalled,
||| helped by my ISP.
|||
||| Is there some websites on reinstalling winsock and TCP/IP for W2K?
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||| ms
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||
|| Thanks to Dave and Jim.
||
|| A few questions:
|| the netsh commandline operation- does this apply to W2K? In
|| something I saw, it seemed to be for XP?
||
|| And when my ISP helped me, in Network Properties IIRC was something
|| about My Private ISP-- news to me, but it had to be unchecked.
||
|| Any data on that?
||
|| ms
 
ms said:
Thanks to Dave and Jim.

A few questions:
the netsh commandline operation- does this apply to W2K? In something I
saw, it seemed to be for XP?

And when my ISP helped me, in Network Properties IIRC was something about
My Private ISP-- news to me, but it had to be unchecked.

Any data on that?

ms
Click to expand...

netsh should work fine on your Win2K machine.
 
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