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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Networking and Web / April 2006What causes Windows Sockets to get corrupt?
This happened to one workstation back in Aug. 2005. This morning I'm working and the next thing I know the internet connectivity is gone and the phone software became disabled. Performing a Ping makes the workstation beep and an extended character was listed (Pinging ä with 32 bytes of data:) but the ping completed. After swapping out the net card with no change, I booted into W2K and everything worked fine. I realized it was an XP issue so I booted back into XP and at a command prompt typed "netsh winsock reset", which cleared the problem up. What causes this corruption? It there any known issues?  SignatureTerry ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply. >This happened to one workstation back in Aug. 2005. This morning I'm >working and the next thing I know the internet connectivity is gone and [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >What causes this corruption? It there any known issues? Terry, the most common cause is adware/spyware. You probably want to install at least one adware scanner like SpyBot. More details at http://winhlp.com/ Hans-Georg SignatureNo mail, please. On 4/27/2006 9:28 AM On a whim, Hans-Georg Michna pounded out on the keyboard >> This happened to one workstation back in Aug. 2005. This morning I'm >> working and the next thing I know the internet connectivity is gone and [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Hans-Georg Hi Hans, Thanks for the reply. But I run those frequently and don't have any issues with spyware. It's the same on both machines. Neither have had spyware issues. I use Ad-Aware & Spybot and both come up clean except for cookies. SignatureTerry ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply. On 4/27/2006 9:28 AM On a whim, Hans-Georg Michna pounded out on the keyboard > On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:21:29 -0700, Terry wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Hans-Georg Hi Hans, Thanks for the reply. But I run those frequently and don't have any issues with spyware. It's the same on both machines. Neither have had spyware issues. I use Ad-Aware & Spybot and both come up clean except for cookies. SignatureTerry ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811259 Some entity such as spyware or virus or possibly even an anti virus or firewall program modifies / inserts code into the Winsock2 key in the registry and takes over handling communication to the Internet. Sometimes that in itself can cause the loss of Internet browsing capability or the responsible entity is removed or uninstalled but it's modification of the Winsock2 key remains and is then unable to communicate. So the Winsock2 key then has to be repaired as per the above MS KB article or by a utility such as LSPFix.exe - http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 4/29/2006 3:34 AM On a whim, RWS pounded out on the keyboard > On 4/27/2006 9:28 AM On a whim, Hans-Georg Michna pounded out on the > keyboard [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > spyware issues. I use Ad-Aware & Spybot and both come up clean except > for cookies. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811259 Some entity such as spyware or virus or possibly even an anti virus or firewall program modifies / inserts code into the Winsock2 key in the registry and takes over handling communication to the Internet. Sometimes that in itself can cause the loss of Internet browsing capability or the responsible entity is removed or uninstalled but it's modification of the Winsock2 key remains and is then unable to communicate. So the Winsock2 key then has to be repaired as per the above MS KB article or by a utility such as LSPFix.exe - http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks. But as I stated above, virii or malware wasn't the issue. I was just wondering whether there were other causes. On 4/29/2006 3:34 AM On a whim, RWS pounded out on the keyboard > "Terry" <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote in message news:eFF4$$0aGHA.3444@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > On 4/27/2006 9:28 AM On a whim, Hans-Georg Michna pounded out on the [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > spyware issues. I use Ad-Aware & Spybot and both come up clean except > for cookies. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811259 Some entity such as spyware or virus or possibly even an anti virus or firewall program modifies / inserts code into the Winsock2 key in the registry and takes over handling communication to the Internet. Sometimes that in itself can cause the loss of Internet browsing capability or the responsible entity is removed or uninstalled but it's modification of the Winsock2 key remains and is then unable to communicate. So the Winsock2 key then has to be repaired as per the above MS KB article or by a utility such as LSPFix.exe - http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks. But as I stated above, virii or malware wasn't the issue. I was just wondering whether there were other causes. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OK, so did you notice in my reply where I mentioned: "or possibly even an anti virus or firewall program modifies / inserts code into the Winsock2 key in the registry and takes over handling communication to the Internet."? As mentioned in "Method 2: Use the Msinfo32 program" for "How to determine whether the Winsock2 key is corrupted" of the article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811259 - I have seen where McAfee or Norton show up there and it is they that have gone haywire and have damaged the Winsock2 key. Same could go for any other Anti Virus or Firewall program or some other type of "legitimate" program. You have to take the time to follow the instructions as outlined in Method2 if and when the issue arises to possibly determine what entity may be causing the issue. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- On 4/29/2006 5:54 PM On a whim, RWS pounded out on the keyboard > On 4/29/2006 3:34 AM On a whim, RWS pounded out on the keyboard > [quoted text clipped - 61 lines] > possibly determine what entity may be causing the issue. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Well that's kind of hard to do now that I've fixed it. I don't use McAfee or Norton. If it ever happens again, then maybe I can see what caused it. But you can't tell me I need to "follow the instructions" when I've already resolved the issue for now, as I stated in the beginning. SignatureTerry ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply. On 4/29/2006 5:54 PM On a whim, RWS pounded out on the keyboard > "Terry" <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote in message news:uVDPjT%23aGHA.1348@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > On 4/29/2006 3:34 AM On a whim, RWS pounded out on the keyboard [quoted text clipped - 64 lines] > possibly determine what entity may be causing the issue. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Well that's kind of hard to do now that I've fixed it. I don't use McAfee or Norton. If it ever happens again, then maybe I can see what caused it. But you can't tell me I need to "follow the instructions" when I've already resolved the issue for now, as I stated in the beginning. SignatureTerry ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you actually READ anything? I clearly stated in my last posting: "if and when the issue arises" not "after the issue has been resolved" - to then follow Method 2 "to possibly determine what entity may be causing the issue." I also stated: "Same could go for any other Anti Virus or Firewall program or some other type of "legitimate" program." McAfee and Norton were only mentioned as examples that I have actually seen causing the issue. This is the end of this discussion as far as I am concerned. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 4/30/2006 6:01 AM On a whim, RWS pounded out on the keyboard > On 4/29/2006 5:54 PM On a whim, RWS pounded out on the keyboard > [quoted text clipped - 71 lines] > caused it. But you can't tell me I need to "follow the instructions" > when I've already resolved the issue for now, as I stated in the beginning. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you actually READ anything? I clearly stated in my last posting: "if and when the issue arises" not "after the issue has been resolved" - to then follow Method 2 "to possibly determine what entity may be causing the issue." I also stated: "Same could go for any other Anti Virus or Firewall program or some other type of "legitimate" program." McAfee and Norton were only mentioned as examples that I have actually seen causing the issue. This is the end of this discussion as far as I am concerned. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes, I read it. The first post NEVER said anything about "IF AND WHEN". You didn't read MY post which CLEARLY stated I fixed it already. Don't get flustered just because you couldn't provide anything I didn't already know. And why don't you install Quotefix on that broken newreader you're using. SignatureTerry ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply. |
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