"Cannot display page" error / Winsock problem

[David]

Problem: "Blue Screen of Death" halted the boot up,
referring to potential damage to OS.

OK, so Dell then walked me through a 'dirty'
reinstallation of XP (my preference), and restored access
to the desktop (although I now cannot get to my old
profile, where all my files are).

Meanwhile, installed Earthlink and its accelerator add-
on, but now Internet access brings up standard "This page
cannot be displayed" message. (I will uninstall EL,
first.)

So then Earthlink sez this is a Winsock error. I have
pulled these MS Knowledgebase articles on Winsock issues:

--Winsock Proxy Causes an Error Message in Windows XP
--How to determine and recover from Winsock2 corruption
--HOW TO: Perform Advanced Clean-Boot Troubleshooting in
Windows XP
--Troubleshooting Internet Connection Sharing in Windows
XP

Does anyone, please, have any other suggestions (other
than a complete reformatting and full re-installation of
XP, which will make me lose the files I cannot get to,
thanks to a new profile on the machine)? Am I hosed?

Thnx!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

David;

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.
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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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WinsockFix.zip also available here:
http://news.swzone.it/swznews-9826.php
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WinsockFix.zip also available here:
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
Repairing your Winsock Connection
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
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