[wellylug] [Extremely OT]

[Josh Simpson]

Hong Chyr wrote:

>Hi all
>
>Does anyone know how to clean out the TCP/IP stack of XP Pro? Been having problems getting TCP/IP to behave ever since I installed SP2. Now I can't even ping my own IP address. Pinging localhost is OK tho. Any ideas?
>
>Sorry for posting a M$ related question here, but I'm quite desperate already. :(
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>
>Cheers
>Hong Chyr
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  How to Recover from Winsock2 corruption Windows XP

This fix covers a reinstall of the TCP/IP protocol and WinSock socket 
layers to resolve "no traffic" problems on a computer as a result of a 
damaged socket layer, or protocols. This is often as a result of a 
damaged firewall application, botched SpyWare removal or other layered 
application difficulties.
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*_*Step 1: Delete registry keys*
 

    * Open the Registry Editor from the run line. Start --> Run -->
      regedit --> ok
    * Navigate to both of the following keys and then delete the key
      (folder):
    * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock
    * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock2
    * Restart the computer


*NB:* It is important to restart the computer after deleting the Winsock 
keys. Doing so causes the XP operating system to recreate shell entries 
for those two keys. If this is not done, the next step does not work 
correctly.


*Step 2: Install TCP/IP over top of the existing installation:
*To see screen shots Click Here 
<http://trayhorne.actrix.co.nz/winxp/xp_sp2/network-connections.html> 
for Steve's support site.
 

    * Open the properties window of the network connection. Start -->
      Connect To --> Show All Connections --> Right-click the Connectoid
      --> Click Properties --> Select the Networking Tab
    * Click Install
    * Click Protocol
    * Click Add
    * Click Have Disk
    * Type the path to the nettcpip.inf file and click OK. This should
      either be: c:\windows\inf or c:\winnt\inf  (if you click browse,
      then attempt to browse to the \inf folder, it may not show up in
      the list as it is a hidden directory)
    * You should now see "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" in the list of
      available protocols. Select it and click OK.
    * Restart the computer

This fix will repair any damage to the TCP\IP stack, or WinSock socket 
layers on the computer. If you have any third-party firewall programs, 
content restriction programs or other similar pieces of software these 
will probably need to be reinstalled after performing this fix.
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