Windows sockets failed to initialize?????
 

Can somebody tell me what causes this error? Windows sockets failed to
initialize It comes up in a Messenger window and my operating system is Win2K.
When this error shows up, which is all the time now, I cannot get online with
my broadband connection. Device Manager shows no problem. Internet Explorer
just sits there with the houglass just blinking away. Would appreciate any
advice.

Re: Windows sockets failed to initialize?????
 

R3Jar wrote:

> Can somebody tell me what causes this error? Windows sockets failed to
> initialize It comes up in a Messenger window and my operating system is
> Win2K. When this error shows up, which is all the time now, I cannot get
> online with my broadband connection. Device Manager shows no problem.
> Internet Explorer just sits there with the houglass just blinking away.
> Would appreciate any advice.

I suggest that you go to the System Event Viewer and find the error event
and double-click it and find out what the error is because it's more to the
message than what you have provided.

Duane :)

Re: Windows sockets failed to initialize?????
 

its an error caused by something thats not right

probably you have the network connection settings wrong, go to Start
Settings Network and dialup

double click on your network connection

click on properties, then post what you show in the components window


if you have Internet Protocol, double click on that, and the advanced
button.

chances are one of those settings is bad, if you have a dsl or cable modem
account, they should help you get those set properly for your connection


"R3Jar" <r3jar@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Can somebody tell me what causes this error? Windows sockets failed to
> initialize It comes up in a Messenger window and my operating system is
Win2K.
> When this error shows up, which is all the time now, I cannot get online
with
> my broadband connection. Device Manager shows no problem. Internet
Explorer
> just sits there with the houglass just blinking away. Would appreciate any
> advice.