You can see if its a winsock error by:
Click Start >run >cmd {enter}
Type netdiag /test:winsock /v {enter}
To Reset the Winsock Registry Entries
Click Start >Run >regedit {enter} Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock and delete it; just below that, see
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock 2 and delete it
Exit Regedit and reboot
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Then do this carefully:
Look for multiple instances of the Winsock files. Rename any file that is not in the appropriate folder unless it is in an AOL folder, C:\Windows\Sysbckup, or C:\Windows\Ws2bakup. The following folders are correct for the Winsock files:
Winsock.dll in C:\Windows
Wsock32.dll, Wsock.vxd, Wsock2.vxd, Ws2_32.dll in C:\Windows\System
The dates and versions of these files should match the version of Windows and the system date for that version.
To rename and replace the Winsock files, follow these steps:
a. Click Start point to Find, and then click Files or Folders.
b. In the Named box, type the correct file name (for example, type wsock32.dll, winsock.dll, or wsock.vxd), click your hard disk in the Look in box, and then click Find Now.
c. To rename extra copies of the files, right-click the file, click Rename, and change the file name extension to .old. For example, rename the Wsock32.dll to Wsock32.old.
Note If you receive an error message that a file by that name already exists, type a different file name extension (for example, .zzz). If you receive an error message that the file cannot be renamed because it is in use, restart the computer to a DOS prompt, and then rename the file from DOS.
Good luck,
Dan:)