Jon;
See if any of this applies.
Error Message When You Try to Connect to Network: An Operation Was Attempted
on Something That Is Not a Socket
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;817571
From Ron Weldy
[[[If I try a IPCONFIG /renew I get the 'An Operation Was Attempted on
Something That Is Not a Socket" message.
Okay... after a search of this newsgroup using the keyword 'winsock', I came
across a posting reply from XPUSER that solved my problem.
He basically recommended removing the registry keys as outlined in KB
article 817571, but he suggested rebooting the machine right afterward.
Then, instead of running NETSH to reset TCP/IP, he suggested reinstalling
TCP/IP over the existing installation using this technique:
A) Open the properties window of the network connection (Local Area
Connection)
B) Click Install
C) Click Protocol, then Add
D) Click Have Disk
E) Type the path to the \%systemroot%\inf folder (usually C:\Windows\inf)
and click OK
(if you try to click Browse, then browse to the \inf folder,
it may not show up in the list)
F) You should now see "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" in the list of available
protocols. Select it and click OK.
G) Restart the computer
Presto! My machine works now. Now I will attempt to remove my xtra net
adapter and deal with the activation issue.
Here are my suggestions to the KB keepers at Microsoft.
1) Modify KB 817571 to add this method of reinstalling TCP/IP if NETSH does
not work.
2) You may want to recommend the reboot after the deletion of the keys.
In addition, here is my commentary on Activation. It made this process a lot
harder that it should have been. There should at least be a grace period in
having to reactivate, as I had no chance to fix my configuration. It simply
demanded that I reactivate. This is not good customer service.]]]
"Ron Weldy"
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
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Jon said:
Hi,
I upgraded driver for my daewoo internal adsl modem but mcaffee came up
saying there was a problem with the sockets. on reboot no internet
connection and modem said it could not get an ip address due to problem
communicating with sockets.
what are sockets and how do I reinstall them?
Thanks.
Jon
