Winsock stands for windows sockets. Using winsock, applications connect to internet. When winsock.dll and its registry entries get corrupted you can’t access internet. But how will you determine that this error is of winsock ?
If you’re using windows xp then NETDIAG utility comes up with widows installation disk. Insert the CD into CD-ROM and find the “support/tools” folder. Double click the NETDIAG executable, complete the installation instructions. Once the installation is complete, open the command prompt. Type the following in command prompt.
netdiag /test:winsocks
This command after execution will return results for working of network components that include winsock. If you find any corruption with winsock then you’ve to repair the winsock entries.
