Explorer works, but slow and intermittent

[Francis]

Help! Had to reload windows due to spy ware and firewall
problems. Explorer just is not working right. Running
XP with Verizon DSL. Get the "can't find server message"
all the time. If I restart the computer, I can log on
the first time, but if I exit Explorer then try it again,
I usually get the error. When I do get on, the service
is slower than dial up. Verizon checked the phone lines,
says it OK. Did I screw something up when I reintalled
Windows? Followed the reinstall disks, seemed to work
fine. Any assistance will be greatly appreociated!

 

[Smoker]

Help! Had to reload windows due to spy ware and firewall
problems. Explorer just is not working right. Running
XP with Verizon DSL. Get the "can't find server message"
all the time. If I restart the computer, I can log on
the first time, but if I exit Explorer then try it again,
I usually get the error. When I do get on, the service
is slower than dial up. Verizon checked the phone lines,
says it OK. Did I screw something up when I reintalled
Windows? Followed the reinstall disks, seemed to work
fine. Any assistance will be greatly appreociated!

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Lookup Winsock2 errors. There is a fix on M$ site. A Verizon tech wasn't
allowed but told me anyhow to go into the Registry and delete anything about
Winsock2 and reboot. The everything is fine again. You're symptoms are the
same as I usually get... starts going super super slow then can't even open
a page, yet you can connect okay. Evidently Winsock2 gets corrupted easily
with broadband connections.

You might want to call Vz back and tell them you think you have a Winsock2
problem and ask them to help you with it. Maybe they have the direct page
link at M$ so you don't have to search.