Rebuild the Winsock LSP chain next time you receive the message or if you
still cannot access the Internet,
If you have XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) follow these steps:
1.
Log on as an administrator.
2.
Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
3.
At the command prompt, type the following, and then press ENTER:
netsh Winsock reset
When the program is finished, restart the machine in order to complete the
reset.
if you are running Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1
(SP1), or Microsoft Windows 2000, follow the solution in the support link
below:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817571/
You receive an "An operation was attempted on something that is not a
socket" error message when you try to connect to a network
Let us know if you still have problems
Andy
