How to fix Winsock problems on Windows 98

 

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1.  Backup your registry.  To do this, go to START and click on RUN.  Then type in REGEDIT.

2.  Select MY COMPUTER.  Click on REGISTRY, then choose EXPORT.  Save the backup registry file to your computer. Leave the registry editor alone and go to step #3.

 

 
3.  Next, we need to remove your TCP/IP network settings.  To do this, click START --> SETTINGS and click on CONTROL PANEL.  Double click on NETWORK.  Select TCP/IP and then click REMOVE.

 

 
4.  The next step is to remove DIAL-UP NETWORKING.  Under the network properties (step #3), remove all DIAL-UP adapters, VPN Adapters and AOL adapters.  To do this, click on the adapter and click Remove.  Note: Do not remove your network or Ethernet adapters.  Click OK to close and save.  If prompted that the network is incomplete, click OK. At this point, you'll need you Windows 98 CDROM.  After copying the files, Windows will prompt you to reboot . DO NOT REBOOT!!!!!!!!

 

 

 
5.  Back in the Registry, we need to delete WINSOCK2.  To do this, double-click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Then SYSTEM.  Then CURRENTCONTROLSET.  Finally SERVICES.  Click once on WINSOCK2 folder. Click EDIT and choose Delete.  Close out of the registry editor.

 

 
6.  All that is left is to re-install TCP/IP.  To do this, click on START --> SETTINGS --> CONTROL PANEL.  Double-click on NETWORK.  Click ADD, and then select PROTOCOL.  Click ADD.

 

 
7.  Select MICROSOFT.  On the right, choose TCP/IP.  Click OK.  Then Restart your computer.

 

 

Last updated : 2004/11/19