Internet and network connectivity in Windows XP is notorious for being easily disabled and corrupted from minor tweaks to the registry and winsock settings. Removing software, scanning for and deleting spyware can cause these registry corruptions which prevent Windows XP from accessing the network. It seems that the frequencies of corruption have declined since the release of Service Pack 2, but having experienced seemingly random winsock corruption with my own XP PC and having spent much time simply troubleshooting the issue, I am pleased to post Winsock XP Fix.

Winsock XP Fix is a quick utility to scan and repair the Winsock settings in XP and help restore lost connectivity. This little tool can save hours of troubleshooting and recommended if you suddenly lose network connectivity on your Windows XP PC.

The apparently defunct OptionExplicit is the original creator of Winsock XP Fix , the following link is simply a download location.

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Tags: registry Windows XP, Security, spyware removal