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Reinstall of the TCP/IP protocol to restore Winsock functionality
Step 1: Delete the WINSOCK registry keys
START | RUN | REGEDIT
Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Winsock
Delete the Key
Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Winsock2
Delete the Key
Reboot your machine (Do not skip this step).
Step 2: Install TCP/IP on top of itself
START | RUN | NCPA.CPL
Right click on the Network Connection
Select Properties
Click Install
Click Protocol
Click Add
Click Have Disk
Type the path to the nettcpip.inf file, for example: c:\windows\inf,
Click OK
You should now see "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" in the list of available protocols.
Select TCP/IP
Click OK.
Restart the computer
NOTE: third-party proxy software or firewalls may need to be reinstalled
It'd be an awful lot simpler though if they'd made TCP/IP 'uninstallable'