Failure to renew IP address

[Guest]

When I open IE it tells me it can't find the webpage etc... when I proceed to
run a repair on my network connection it tells me it is unable to renew my IP
address. I have contacted my internet provider, they say it is a problem
with my computer. In command mode when I go to release and then renew my IP
address it tells me an operation was attempted on something that is not a
socket. I have run virus protection, anti-spyware etc... I have uninstalled
my network connection, deleted and re-installed winsock and winsock2 in my
regestry and even restored my computer to an earlier time but nothing works.
Help please!!!

 

[Sandi - Microsoft MVP]

What versio nof windows are you using? Win95 by the looks of it, but please
advise.

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[N. Miller]

What versio nof windows are you using? Win95 by the looks of it, but please
advise.

OP used the MSFT site web access to the news groups:

X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000

OP claims to have run a repair on the network connection. The only Win OS I
have seen that possible on is Windows XP.

I see no other evidence of an OS in the OP's post.

 

[Lau Lei Cheong]

Doing quick search on google reveal this:
http://www.socketforum.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1139

Had the same problem at my dutch XP Home edition. In some newsgroup I found
this great solution for the problem:

Uninstall you virus killer. I removed my McAfee 7.0 and after the reboot I
received the right IP address form my DHCP server and the internetconnection
was normal again.

Don't ask me why, but it's an easy solution.

 

[Sandi - Microsoft MVP]

Mentioning winsock and winsock2 points to Win95; winsock2 was released in
Win95 days.