Winxp Tips And Tricks, Winsock 2 repair

Winxp Tips And Tricks, Winsock 2 repair
WinXP Tips & Trix - Winsock 2 Repair
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Repairing Damaged Winsock2
The symptoms when Winsock2 is damaged show when you try to release and renew the IP address using IPCONFIG...
And you get the following error message:
An error occurred while renewing interface 'Internet': An operation was attempted on something that is not a socket.
Also Internet Explorer may give the following error message:The page cannot be displayed Additionally, you may have no IP address or no Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) address, and you may be receiving IP packets but not sending them.
There are two easy ways to determine if Winsock2 is damaged:
From the XP source files, go to the Support / Tools directory
Winsock Test Method 1Run netdiag /test:winsock
The end should say Winsock test ..... passed
Winsock Test Method 2
Run Msinfo32Click on the + by ComponentsClick on the by NetworkClick on ProtocolThere should be 10 sections if the Winsock2 key is okMSAFD Tcpip [TCP/IP]MSAFD Tcpip [UDP/IP]RSVP UDP Service ProviderRSVP TCP Service ProviderMSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...
If the names are anything different from those in this list, then likely Winsock2 is corrupted and needs to be repaired.If you have any 3rd party software installed, the name MSAFD may be changed.There should be no fewer than 10 sections.
To repair Winsock2
Run RegeditDelete the following two registry keys:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinsockHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock2
Restart the computerGo to Network ConnectionsRight click and select PropertiesClick on the Install buttonSelect ProtocolClick on the Add buttonClick on the Have Disk buttonBrowse to the \Windows\inf directoryClick on the Open buttonClick on the OK buttonHighlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)Click on the OK buttonReboot