wsaegetproviderpathfailed error message

Hello,

I am receiving the following error message in Windows 98:

"WSCGETPROVIDERPATHFAILED, RETURNING WSAEPROVIDERPATHINIT"

This error message originally started occuring when I
attempted to upgrade Win 98 to Win 98 SE. The upgrade was
never successful and I uninstalled any upgrade files as a
result of this which seemed to take care of this problem.
However, I recently tried to install DSL service on this
machine which was successful in connecting, but brought
this error message back and will not allow me to open any
web browsers or email programs. Has anyone encountered
this message before? If so, what is the source of this
error and how can it be fixed?

Thank you in advance.

Geez, it looks like you may have messed up your operating system by having
old 98 F.E. and new 98SE files. Any way to revert to old 98 F.E.? Did you
save the back-up that would allow to revert when you installed the new
operating system or have you done too much to go back?

"Eric" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I am receiving the following error message in Windows 98:

"WSCGETPROVIDERPATHFAILED, RETURNING WSAEPROVIDERPATHINIT"

This error message originally started occuring when I
attempted to upgrade Win 98 to Win 98 SE. The upgrade was
never successful and I uninstalled any upgrade files as a
result of this which seemed to take care of this problem.
However, I recently tried to install DSL service on this
machine which was successful in connecting, but brought
this error message back and will not allow me to open any
web browsers or email programs. Has anyone encountered
this message before? If so, what is the source of this
error and how can it be fixed?

Thank you in advance.

Actually, the computer is my uncle's and he is the one who
originally tried to do the upgrade to Win 98 SE. That
being the case, I would have to assume that he did not do
a back-up of any kind. He did tell me however that after
he uninstalled the Win 98 SE upgrade the error message did
not come back. I brought the message back after trying to
install a Verizon DSL line for him. The DSL service
connected fine, but any attempts to open an internet
browser result in that message. Uninstalling the Verizon
service did not help, and their tech support did not have
any valuable input.
-----Original Message-----
Geez, it looks like you may have messed up your operating
system by having
old 98 F.E. and new 98SE files. Any way to revert to old
98 F.E.? Did you
save the back-up that would allow to revert when you
installed the new
operating system or have you done too much to go back?

"Eric" wrote in
message
...
Hello,

I am receiving the following error message in Windows
98:

"WSCGETPROVIDERPATHFAILED, RETURNING
WSAEPROVIDERPATHINIT"

This error message originally started occuring when I
attempted to upgrade Win 98 to Win 98 SE. The upgrade
was
never successful and I uninstalled any upgrade files as
a
result of this which seemed to take care of this
problem.
However, I recently tried to install DSL service on this
machine which was successful in connecting, but brought
this error message back and will not allow me to open
any
web browsers or email programs. Has anyone encountered
this message before? If so, what is the source of this
error and how can it be fixed?

Thank you in advance.


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Google search.

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...3DN%26tab%3Dwg
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Quoted from the article.

Hi,

I found some mention of the error in association with winsock.dll, and it
seems to indicate that the wrong version of the file is on the system. Is
there an active network connection on this system during the upgrade? If so,
I would try disconnecting and physically shutting it off.

As to the missing mail, no that generally does not happen when changing
IE/OE versions. Start/find/files and search for *.dbx. If you can locate the
old mail stores, you should be able to import them into the OE4 (which uses
*.mbx).

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows

Unquote.

Run SFC.EXE from the Start/Run applet and extract winsock.dll from your
Windows 98 CD. Reboot. Does it help?

If not create a New Dial Up Connection. Get help from your ISP for all the
necessary settings.


Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
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"Eric" wrote in message
...
Actually, the computer is my uncle's and he is the one who
originally tried to do the upgrade to Win 98 SE. That
being the case, I would have to assume that he did not do
a back-up of any kind. He did tell me however that after
he uninstalled the Win 98 SE upgrade the error message did
not come back. I brought the message back after trying to
install a Verizon DSL line for him. The DSL service
connected fine, but any attempts to open an internet
browser result in that message. Uninstalling the Verizon
service did not help, and their tech support did not have
any valuable input.
-----Original Message-----
Geez, it looks like you may have messed up your operating
system by having
old 98 F.E. and new 98SE files. Any way to revert to old
98 F.E.? Did you
save the back-up that would allow to revert when you
installed the new
operating system or have you done too much to go back?

"Eric" wrote in
message
...
Hello,

I am receiving the following error message in Windows
98:

"WSCGETPROVIDERPATHFAILED, RETURNING
WSAEPROVIDERPATHINIT"

This error message originally started occuring when I
attempted to upgrade Win 98 to Win 98 SE. The upgrade
was
never successful and I uninstalled any upgrade files as
a
result of this which seemed to take care of this
problem.
However, I recently tried to install DSL service on this
machine which was successful in connecting, but brought
this error message back and will not allow me to open
any
web browsers or email programs. Has anyone encountered
this message before? If so, what is the source of this
error and how can it be fixed?

Thank you in advance.


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