Winsock 2 Error When I Start Mechwarrior 4 w/ Broadband

[Orangeman]

Have you tried to uninstall and reinstall? btw, winsock 2 actually should have already been installed...my mistake.
I have to ask though, the only change was your internet connection type? Are you sure? Then, it must be the game itself.

Actually if you want the full story this is what happened:

Originally when I got broadband I was able to open - but not play Mechwarrior. I was also having difficulty keeping the broadband connection connected after 30 minutes. It would inexplicably go offline.

This problem became more acute after I installed a video camera that came with the broadband. It would stay online for about a minute then cancel.

I went on to the Logitech website (the camera's manufacturer) and discovered that if I went into Control Panel>Network and removed everything and restarted and allowed the computer to reinstall everything, the problem with the camera would be solved.

Well, I never reinstalled the camera but my problem with being kicked offline after a few minutes was solved.

But I still can't play Mechwarrior. Winsock.dll and Winsock2 appear to be installed in my computer. However the Winsock2 I have appears to be part of PestPatrol.

Hope this helps,

Orangeman