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From: Plato on 15 Jan 2006 03:07 Jeff wrote: > > Because of some intermittent problems I am having with an older laptop (XP > Home SP-2) connecting to the internet through a wireless home network, the > router's tech support suggested I try winsockXPfix. I read about it ( You received incorrect advice. winsockxpfix and other associated/related files that do the same repair, are meant to fix the tcp/ip problem after spyware removal. In other words, it's NOT meant to fix "intermittent problems". But rather, no connection at all after spyware removal. In which case, it repairs the damamge some spyware has done to the system. > http://www.cit.cornell.edu/computer/security/spyware/repair.html ) > and learned that it is considered a "non-standard" repair technique and that > I should backup critical files before using it. > > I was wondering what kind of winsock "customizations" they are talking about > that I might lose? Isn't winsock just a standard thing or do I misunderstand > what it is. How safe is winsockXPfix to use? > > Thanks. > > Jeff -- http://www.bootdisk.com/
From: Jeff on 15 Jan 2006 04:41
Thank you. Jeff "Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message news:43ca0230$0$423$bb4e3ad8(a)newscene.com... > Jeff wrote: >> >> Because of some intermittent problems I am having with an older laptop >> (XP >> Home SP-2) connecting to the internet through a wireless home network, >> the >> router's tech support suggested I try winsockXPfix. I read about it ( > > You received incorrect advice. winsockxpfix and other associated/related > files that do the same repair, are meant to fix the tcp/ip problem after > spyware removal. In other words, it's NOT meant to fix "intermittent > problems". But rather, no connection at all after spyware removal. In > which case, it repairs the damamge some spyware has done to the system. > > >> http://www.cit.cornell.edu/computer/security/spyware/repair.html ) >> and learned that it is considered a "non-standard" repair technique and >> that >> I should backup critical files before using it. >> >> I was wondering what kind of winsock "customizations" they are talking >> about >> that I might lose? Isn't winsock just a standard thing or do I >> misunderstand >> what it is. How safe is winsockXPfix to use? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Jeff > > -- > http://www.bootdisk.com/ > |