I was told by a Comcast Tech. that my winsoc on my computer is corrupt. Can this be fixed?

Question

Is this an expensive operation? Can I fix it myself? About how much can I expect to pay for such a repair

Answer 1

Yes
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.html
It will repair your Windows sockets

ps. pay nothing if you know where to look

Answer 2

Yes.
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Is Spyware and/or Adware messing up your internet connection after you have uninstalled
it?Has your internet connection slowed down and you just don't know why?Have
you used an Internet Optimizer that just didn't optimize your internet, instead
it made it slower?If you answered yes to any of the questions above, then XP
TCP/IP Repair may help fix your internet connection and possibly even protect
your privacy.XP TCP/IP Repair is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for commands
in Windows XP that repair your TCP/IP registry settings and your Winsock LSP's.Instead
of having trying to remember long confusing command line commands you can now
just click a button.What is an LSP?Layered Service Providers (LSP) are small
pieces of software that can be added or inserted into the Windows TCP/IP handler
by other software. Data outward bound from your computer to a legitimate destination
on the Internet can be intercepted by an LSP and sent somewhere other than where
you intend it to go.
UNquotehttp://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?21500000037054http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?21500000037054

Answer 3

If you have Windows XP Service pack 2, you can do a 'mini' winsock fix
by typing: -

netsh winsock reset catlog

If this doesn't work, or you don't have SP2, then you need a full
Winsock fix. Before doing this, check your symptons. Usually, you can
connect to the internet, but can't visit any webpages etc. You can
usually ping IP addresses with no problem. If this sound like your
problem, your best bet would be to search google for 'Winsock Fix' as
there are programs that can do this for you. You can also do it
manually, which isn't that easy, but here is a link anyway.

Win9x - http://www.apisto.plus.com//2/Commsfix95_me.htm
XP - http://www.apisto.plus.com//2/xpwinsock.htm

I'm not 100% on Windows 2000, but I think that the XP fix should work


It never seems to amaze me that ISP tech will tell you the problem, but not how to fix it!

Answer 4

How did the tech come to this conclusion? Are you not able to get onto the internet with one of your computers? Open a command line and type the word ipconfig.

Start-->Run-->cmd and hit Enter. then type ipconfig and hit Enter.

Do you see an IP address? Or do you get a message something like "...attempted on something that is not a socket"?

If you get an IP address, there is nothing wrong with your winsoc. If you do get an error, and are running Windows XP, try typing the following command in the same command window:

netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt

then try typing the following two commands in order:

ipconfig/release
Enter
ipconfig/renew
Enter

Do you have an IP address now? If not, you may need to take it in to a shop and have them reset it for you if possible.

Cheers

Answer 5

Just go to start, run, then type the letters "cmd" This brings up a command prompt. Type the command "netsh winsock reset catalog" ---This will reset your winsock.

Answer 6

Negative ghostrider.
Fix is around $120.00
Labour should run you 1 1/2 hour at $50.00
So you be looking at $250.00+