Spyware/Adware removal disabled my Network connection....HELP

[David M. Bauer]

Hello-

Had a huge spyware/adware problem and used, Spybot Search and Destroy,
AdawareSE, and Pest Patrol, which took care of the adware/spyware
problems just fine, however what they removed totally wiped out my
Network connection. I cannot repair or delete the present one, nor can
I create a new Network connection.

I did the following check on the system: Start/Run/cmd
(Readout is below)


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Microsoft Windows XP (Version 5.1.2600)

F:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ipconfig /renew

Windows IP Configuration

An error occurred while renewing interface Local Area Connection : An
operations
was attempted on something that is not a socket.

F:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Is there a method to transfer files from one hard drive to another or to
recover files from the installation disk to correct this problem? I
have Windows 98 on drive C, XP pro installed on drive D and another copy
of XP installed on drive F(the one with the Network problem). The
Internet connections on Drive C+D are fine.

I'm hoping that I won't have to re-install Win XP to fix this.

Thanks,
DMB

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi David,

See if resetting the Winsock configuration helps. Create a system restore point and then follow the Winsock repair advice here: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/winsock.htm. If you have SP2, you may use the NETSH command-line.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Hello-

Had a huge spyware/adware problem and used, Spybot Search and Destroy,
AdawareSE, and Pest Patrol, which took care of the adware/spyware
problems just fine, however what they removed totally wiped out my
Network connection. I cannot repair or delete the present one, nor can
I create a new Network connection.

I did the following check on the system: Start/Run/cmd
(Readout is below)


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Microsoft Windows XP (Version 5.1.2600)

F:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ipconfig /renew

Windows IP Configuration

An error occurred while renewing interface Local Area Connection : An
operations
was attempted on something that is not a socket.

F:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Is there a method to transfer files from one hard drive to another or to
recover files from the installation disk to correct this problem? I
have Windows 98 on drive C, XP pro installed on drive D and another copy
of XP installed on drive F(the one with the Network problem). The
Internet connections on Drive C+D are fine.

I'm hoping that I won't have to re-install Win XP to fix this.

Thanks,
DMB

 

[amber.2]

Hello-

Had a huge spyware/adware problem and used, Spybot Search and Destroy,
AdawareSE, and Pest Patrol, which took care of the adware/spyware
problems just fine, however what they removed totally wiped out my
Network connection. I cannot repair or delete the present one, nor
can
I create a new Network connection.

I did the following check on the system: Start/Run/cmd
(Readout is below)


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Microsoft Windows XP (Version 5.1.2600)

F:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ipconfig /renew

Windows IP Configuration

An error occurred while renewing interface Local Area Connection : An
operations
was attempted on something that is not a socket.

F:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Is there a method to transfer files from one hard drive to another or
to
recover files from the installation disk to correct this problem? I
have Windows 98 on drive C, XP pro installed on drive D and another
copy
of XP installed on drive F(the one with the Network problem). The
Internet connections on Drive C+D are fine.

I'm hoping that I won't have to re-install Win XP to fix this.

Thanks,
DMB

WinsockFix.zip also available here:
http://news.swzone.it/swznews-9826.php
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Full Story:



http://www.mcse..ms/archive58-2004-3-501811.html



"Ron Weldy"
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After removing spy-ware you lose your Internet connection

[If you have suddenly lost your Internet connection after removing
spy-ware
(such as NewDotNet, and Commonname) the following steps will help
restore
your connection. This works for Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP.

1.) Download WinsockFix.zip. (by: Option^Explicit)
http://members.shaw.ca/installations/WinsockFix.zip

2.) UnZip WinsockFix.zip (Pay close attention to where the file is
extracted
to.)
3.) Run WinsockFix.exe.
4.) Click the Fix button.

This program will clean up your TCP/IP connection and rebuild the
database.
After the program is complete, reboot and your problems should be
resolved.
----------------------
WinSock Fix
Winsock and TCP Repair Utility
This Utility Restores Registry Keys, that may become corrupt after
Removing
the Host Program that Modified them.]
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The Winsockfix Utility will:
1.) Detect your current Operating System
2.) Release the IP address, taking you "Offline"
3.) Reset the TCP stack using Netsh.exe (Windows XP only)
4.) Delete the current Registry TCP and Winsock Values
5.) Import new "Working" Registry Values
6.) Backup any Current "Hosts" file
7.) Replace the "Hosts" file with a default one
8.) Reboot the Computer
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[Ricky]

See if this helps..
WinSock XP Fix - fix XP internet connectivity
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.html

 

[David M. Bauer]

David M. Bauer wrote:

Hey Guys and Gal,

Special thanks to all three of you for helping me out and giving me the
info to correct the problem. I don't know what I'd do without people
like you, who take the time to respond to questions and problems.

I was really upset with the thought of having to repair via the
installation disk and you guys made my day ... I now have my connection
back and I'm smiling Big BIG!

Again, many thanks
Dave

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're most welcome Dave. Glad we could help.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


David M. Bauer wrote:

Hey Guys and Gal,

Special thanks to all three of you for helping me out and giving me the
info to correct the problem. I don't know what I'd do without people
like you, who take the time to respond to questions and problems.

I was really upset with the thought of having to repair via the
installation disk and you guys made my day ... I now have my connection
back and I'm smiling Big BIG!

Again, many thanks
Dave