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| Reseting Windows Winsock Tcp/IP Stack |
Reseting WINSOCK2If 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/MERemove 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 2000Remove 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 XPRemove 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 |