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Reseting Windows Winsock Tcp/IP Stack

Reseting WINSOCK2


If you are experiencing difficulty connecting to the internet or can connect to the internet
but cannot access web pages, Winsock is damaged and must be reset to a working state.
These issues may include a slow internet connection, the ability to connect to the internet
but not browse web sites, the ability to ping a web site by IP address but not by name.


Windows 98/SE/ME

Remove TCP/IP in the network stack
• Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Networking
• Remove all TCP/IP settings in the box -> click “OK”
• DO NOT Reboot
Remove Dial-Up Networking
• Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs -> Windows Setup
• Click on Communications
• Uncheck Dial-Up Networking -> click “OK”
• DO NOT Reboot
Remove the Winsock2 registry key
• Start -> Run -> type regedit -> click “OK”
• Search for Winsock2 and delete all instances (should be two folders)
• Exit Windows Registry
• Reboot
Reinstall Dial-Up Networking
• Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs -> Windows Setup
• Click on Communications
• Check Dial-Up Networking -> click “OK”
• Reboot
 

WINDOWS 2000

Remove the Winsock2 registry key
• Start -> Run -> type regedit – click “OK”
• Follow the path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
• Delete: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\winsock2
Uninstall TCP/IP
• Start -> Settings -> Network and Dial-Up connections
• Right-click Local Area Connection -> Properties
• Uncheck TCP/IP -> Click Uninstall
• Reboot
Re-install TCP/IP
• Start -> Settings -> Network and Dial-Up connections
• Right-click Local Area Connection -> Properties
• Click Install -> highlight Protocol -> click “Add”
• Install TCP/IP
• Reboot

 

Windows XP

Remove the Winsock and Winsock2 registry keys
• Start -> Run -> type regedit -> click “OK”
• Follow the path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
• Delete:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinSock2
Make sure all files are shown
• Start, My Computer -> Tools -> Folder Options… -> View
• Enable <Show hidden files and folders>
Re-install TCP/IP
• Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections
• Right-click the connect you wish to repair -> Properties
• Click “Install…” -> highlight Protocol -> click “Add…”
• Click “Have Disk…” -> click “Browse…” -> point to the <c:\windows\inf folder>
“Windows” folder may be named “Winnt”
• Click “Open” -> click “OK”
• Highlight “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” -> click “OK”
Installation will pause for a few seconds -> when finished, close all open Windows

 
 

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