"windows sockets initialization fail"

[Guest]

After an very slow startup I get the following error message "windows sockets
initialization fail". After this I cannot access the internet (it fails to
find and IP address) and after an hour or so of use I get a message that
windows is running out of memory and I can no longer open any other programs.
I have tried reinstalling the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) but the problem
persists.

Is there anyway to fix this without reinstalling the system. I have the
manufacture's recovery CD but since I am currently studing overseas I don't
have any other software on me.

Cheers

 

[John John]

Try these:
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p="w...failed"+winsock&prssweb=Search&ei=UTF-8&x=wrt

The file you need to find to fix this is: WinsockXPFix.exe
http://search.yahoo.com/search/dir?p=WinsockXPFix.exe+&ei=UTF-8&x=drt

John

 

[John John]

PS. Make sure you have no virus, spyware or other malware.

John