Windows XP, "unable to open internet handle" Error Message

[radman]

O great Jedi of Windows XP, I would appreciate any help on
solving the following error message.

"run-time error 35750
Unable to open internet handle"

I receive this error several minutes after system boots up.
I can not access the internet. Talked with ISP and router
tech support people. They could not understand why my
laptop would not automatically assign a TCP/IP address.

So far, the only other Google reference I could find
identified the following related to this error message:

"Const icInetOpenFailed"

 

[Kelly]

Start here:

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;827315

Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Spybot
http://tinyurl.com/btf8

CWShredder (Line 313)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Hijack This
http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html

Free Online Virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

 

[Guest]

Thank you Kelly for the quick reply. A friend informed me
that spyware could be the problen. I did have over 70
different spy programs on my laptop. I ran two different
spy killer programs spybot and Webroot Spyweeper. Sybot
seemed to be the better of the two. I still have the error
message.

 

[Kelly]

Cookies, Site Privacy Settings, TCP.....

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;283185&Product=winxp
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304646&Product=winxp
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314053&Product=winxp
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314825&Product=winxp




Thank you Kelly for the quick reply. A friend informed me
that spyware could be the problen. I did have over 70
different spy programs on my laptop. I ran two different
spy killer programs spybot and Webroot Spyweeper. Sybot
seemed to be the better of the two. I still have the error
message.