I receive this message everytime i reboot my laptop, I'm
using Microsoft XP. It goes on to state "For security
reasons, Winsock 2.0 is required, which your machine
apparently does not have installed. Click OK to be taken
to a page where you can download Winsock 2.0, or Cancel to
close this application".

The problem is now I can't get online and haven't been
able to since i started receiving this message.


Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Louis

Try this:

Winsock repair utility designed for Windows XP
http://members.shaw.ca/techcd/WinsockXPFix.exe

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

-------------------------------------------
Internet Explorer Newsgroup FAQs:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm

Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband, Toolbar Icons and BHO:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
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"Louis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:08b801c3dc38$2888f750$(E-Mail Removed)...
I receive this message everytime i reboot my laptop, I'm
using Microsoft XP. It goes on to state "For security
reasons, Winsock 2.0 is required, which your machine
apparently does not have installed. Click OK to be taken
to a page where you can download Winsock 2.0, or Cancel to
close this application".

The problem is now I can't get online and haven't been
able to since i started receiving this message.


Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Louis

>-----Original Message-----
>Try this:
>
>Winsock repair utility designed for Windows XP
>http://members.shaw.ca/techcd/WinsockXPFix.exe
>
>--
>Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>-------------------------------------------
>Internet Explorer Newsgroup FAQs:
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm
>
>Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband, Toolbar
Icons and BHO:
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
>-------------------------------------------
>
>"Louis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:08b801c3dc38$2888f750$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I receive this message everytime i reboot my laptop, I'm
>using Microsoft XP. It goes on to state "For security
>reasons, Winsock 2.0 is required, which your machine
>apparently does not have installed. Click OK to be taken
>to a page where you can download Winsock 2.0, or Cancel
to
>close this application".
>
>The problem is now I can't get online and haven't been
>able to since i started receiving this message.
>
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>
>Louis
>.
>But I can't get on line....I'm using a friends computer
to ask these questions.

Louis

Same way download the file and copy it to subject computer.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

-------------------------------------------
Internet Explorer Newsgroup FAQs:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm

Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband, Toolbar Icons and BHO:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
-------------------------------------------

"Louis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:0c4101c3dc48$68bb7ea0$(E-Mail Removed)...

>-----Original Message-----
>Try this:
>
>Winsock repair utility designed for Windows XP
>http://members.shaw.ca/techcd/WinsockXPFix.exe
>
>--
>Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>-------------------------------------------
>Internet Explorer Newsgroup FAQs:
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm
>
>Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband, Toolbar
Icons and BHO:
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
>-------------------------------------------
>
>"Louis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:08b801c3dc38$2888f750$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I receive this message everytime i reboot my laptop, I'm
>using Microsoft XP. It goes on to state "For security
>reasons, Winsock 2.0 is required, which your machine
>apparently does not have installed. Click OK to be taken
>to a page where you can download Winsock 2.0, or Cancel
to
>close this application".
>
>The problem is now I can't get online and haven't been
>able to since i started receiving this message.
>
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>
>Louis
>.
>But I can't get on line....I'm using a friends computer
to ask these questions.

Louis

>-----Original Message-----
>Same way download the file and copy it to subject
computer.
>
>--
>Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>-------------------------------------------
>Internet Explorer Newsgroup FAQs:
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm
>
>Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband, Toolbar
Icons and BHO:
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
>-------------------------------------------
>
>"Louis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:0c4101c3dc48$68bb7ea0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Try this:
>>
>>Winsock repair utility designed for Windows XP
>>http://members.shaw.ca/techcd/WinsockXPFix.exe
>>
>>--
>>Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
>>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>>
>>-------------------------------------------
>>Internet Explorer Newsgroup FAQs:
>>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm
>>
>>Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband,
Toolbar
>Icons and BHO:
>>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
>>-------------------------------------------
>>
>>"Louis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>message news:08b801c3dc38$2888f750$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I receive this message everytime i reboot my laptop, I'm
>>using Microsoft XP. It goes on to state "For security
>>reasons, Winsock 2.0 is required, which your machine
>>apparently does not have installed. Click OK to be
taken
>>to a page where you can download Winsock 2.0, or Cancel
>to
>>close this application".
>>
>>The problem is now I can't get online and haven't been
>>able to since i started receiving this message.
>>
>>
>>Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Louis
>>.
>>But I can't get on line....I'm using a friends computer
>to ask these questions.
>
>Louis
>
>.
>If i reinstall internet exploer 6.0 from the disk will
that give me what i need?

Louis

Reinstalling IE might not fix winsock 2 problem. You could try winsockxpfix first.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

-------------------------------------------
Internet Explorer Newsgroup FAQs:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm

Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband, Toolbar Icons and BHO:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
-------------------------------------------

"Louis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:0bca01c3dc4d$a4ef8920$(E-Mail Removed)...

>-----Original Message-----
>Same way download the file and copy it to subject
computer.
>
>--
>Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>-------------------------------------------
>Internet Explorer Newsgroup FAQs:
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm
>
>Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband, Toolbar
Icons and BHO:
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
>-------------------------------------------
>
>"Louis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:0c4101c3dc48$68bb7ea0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Try this:
>>
>>Winsock repair utility designed for Windows XP
>>http://members.shaw.ca/techcd/WinsockXPFix.exe
>>
>>--
>>Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
>>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>>
>>-------------------------------------------
>>Internet Explorer Newsgroup FAQs:
>>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm
>>
>>Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband,
Toolbar
>Icons and BHO:
>>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
>>-------------------------------------------
>>
>>"Louis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>message news:08b801c3dc38$2888f750$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I receive this message everytime i reboot my laptop, I'm
>>using Microsoft XP. It goes on to state "For security
>>reasons, Winsock 2.0 is required, which your machine
>>apparently does not have installed. Click OK to be
taken
>>to a page where you can download Winsock 2.0, or Cancel
>to
>>close this application".
>>
>>The problem is now I can't get online and haven't been
>>able to since i started receiving this message.
>>
>>
>>Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Louis
>>.
>>But I can't get on line....I'm using a friends computer
>to ask these questions.
>
>Louis
>
>.
>If i reinstall internet exploer 6.0 from the disk will
that give me what i need?

Louis

>-----Original Message-----
>Reinstalling IE might not fix winsock 2 problem. You
could try winsockxpfix first.
>
>--
>Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>-------------------------------------------
>Internet Explorer Newsgroup FAQs:
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm
>
>Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband, Toolbar
Icons and BHO:
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
>-------------------------------------------
>
>"Louis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:0bca01c3dc4d$a4ef8920$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Same way download the file and copy it to subject
>computer.
>>
>>--
>>Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
>>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>>
>>-------------------------------------------
>>Internet Explorer Newsgroup FAQs:
>>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm
>>
>>Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband,
Toolbar
>Icons and BHO:
>>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
>>-------------------------------------------
>>
>>"Louis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>message news:0c4101c3dc48$68bb7ea0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Try this:
>>>
>>>Winsock repair utility designed for Windows XP
>>>http://members.shaw.ca/techcd/WinsockXPFix.exe
>>>
>>>--
>>>Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
>>>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>>>
>>>-------------------------------------------
>>>Internet Explorer Newsgroup FAQs:
>>>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm
>>>
>>>Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband,
>Toolbar
>>Icons and BHO:
>>>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
>>>-------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>"Louis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>>message news:08b801c3dc38$2888f750$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I receive this message everytime i reboot my laptop,
I'm
>>>using Microsoft XP. It goes on to state "For security
>>>reasons, Winsock 2.0 is required, which your machine
>>>apparently does not have installed. Click OK to be
>taken
>>>to a page where you can download Winsock 2.0, or Cancel
>>to
>>>close this application".
>>>
>>>The problem is now I can't get online and haven't been
>>>able to since i started receiving this message.
>>>
>>>
>>>Any help would be appreciated.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Louis
>>>.
>>>But I can't get on line....I'm using a friends computer
>>to ask these questions.
>>
>>Louis
>>
>>.
>>If i reinstall internet exploer 6.0 from the disk will
>that give me what i need?
>
>Louis
>.
>Could you give me a quick step by step instructions to
download the file on a disk and then bring it up on my
other computer and then download or copy it on that
computer?

Thank you

Louis