Friday, November 21, 2008

Winsock Problems??? Try this

Click the Start button.
Click on Run.
Type cmd in the Open field.
Click OK or press Enter on the keyboard.
Type ftp 127.0.0.1 in the Command Prompt window.
Press Enter on the keyboard.

The following error messages are normal and do not indicate a winsock error:
Connection Refused
ftp: connect: Unknown error number

The following error messages are not normal and do indicate a winsock error:
Invalid Argument
An operation was attempted on something that is not a socket
Bad address
Operation not supported
Connection timed out

If you recieve an invalid error then type in netsh_winsock_reset and press enter. This will fix the winsock issue and restart the pc. NOTE: This is only for win xp/2000 operating systems.

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