Difference between revisions of "Manual Steps to recover from WinSock2 corruption"
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− | To repair Winsock if you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed, type netsh winsock reset at the command prompt, and then press ENTER. | + | To repair Winsock if you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed, type <code>netsh winsock reset</code> at the command prompt, and then press ENTER. |
Note Restart the computer after you run this command. Additionally, for computers that are running Windows XP SP2, there is a new netsh command that can rebuild the Winsock key. For more information, visit the following Web site: | Note Restart the computer after you run this command. Additionally, for computers that are running Windows XP SP2, there is a new netsh command that can rebuild the Winsock key. For more information, visit the following Web site: |
Latest revision as of 11:43, 12 January 2007
Windows XP with Service Pack 2 instructions
To repair Winsock if you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed, type netsh winsock reset
at the command prompt, and then press ENTER.
Note Restart the computer after you run this command. Additionally, for computers that are running Windows XP SP2, there is a new netsh command that can rebuild the Winsock key. For more information, visit the following Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2netwk.mspx
Source and more information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811259/