winsocket corrupted

[Guest]

We have a home pc with xp home edition. The winsocket file was corrupted and
we need to replace. We cannot find backup disk. Is there a way to download
winsocket to this pc, store on cd, and install on family computer. Due to
corruption, we cannot access internet with home computer.

 

[Ricky]

This may work..

Check this information:
How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;299357&Product=winxp

If you lost your Internet connection after removing spy-ware
(such as NewDotNet, and Commonname) the following steps will help
restore your connection. This works for Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP.

1.) Download WinsockFix.zip. (by: Option^Explicit)
http://members.shaw.ca/installations/WinsockFix.zip

2.) UnZip WinsockFix.zip
3.) Run WinsockFix.exe.
4.) Click the Fix button.

This program will clean up your TCP/IP connection and rebuild the
database.
After the program is complete, reboot