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"WSCGetProviderPath failed, WSAEPROVIDERFAILEDINIT" causing apps f
after running Spybot & Adaware to remove spywares.
getting: "WSCGetProviderPath failed, WSAEPROVIDERFAILEDINIT" This comes after rebooting. Also comes up when starting any browsers & the browsers cannot start. Already re-installed Windows ME, IE 6 SP1, Mozilla firefox 1.0.3, Earthlink TotalAccess & still getting error messages. |
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you may have spyware
Such errors are often caused by spyware - download AdAware from www.lavasoftusa.com, install, update, and run it to remove spyware, adware, and other such nasties from your system. ************ also run the LSPFix from here http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm ************ -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Val Val" Val wrote in message news after running Spybot & Adaware to remove spywares. getting: "WSCGetProviderPath failed, WSAEPROVIDERFAILEDINIT" This comes after rebooting. Also comes up when starting any browsers & the browsers cannot start. Already re-installed Windows ME, IE 6 SP1, Mozilla firefox 1.0.3, Earthlink TotalAccess & still getting error messages. |
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had already run lavasoft from Adaware, before getting this type of error.
had already applied fix Winsockfix.zip Thanks, "Noel Paton" wrote: you may have spyware Such errors are often caused by spyware - download AdAware from www.lavasoftusa.com, install, update, and run it to remove spyware, adware, and other such nasties from your system. ************ also run the LSPFix from here http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm ************ -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Val Val" Val wrote in message news after running Spybot & Adaware to remove spywares. getting: "WSCGetProviderPath failed, WSAEPROVIDERFAILEDINIT" This comes after rebooting. Also comes up when starting any browsers & the browsers cannot start. Already re-installed Windows ME, IE 6 SP1, Mozilla firefox 1.0.3, Earthlink TotalAccess & still getting error messages. |
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Try following the instructions here to uninstall/reinstall TCP/IP
http://support.earthlink.net/mu/1/ps...cp-ip.psc.html -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Val Val" wrote in message ... had already run lavasoft from Adaware, before getting this type of error. had already applied fix Winsockfix.zip Thanks, "Noel Paton" wrote: you may have spyware Such errors are often caused by spyware - download AdAware from www.lavasoftusa.com, install, update, and run it to remove spyware, adware, and other such nasties from your system. ************ also run the LSPFix from here http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm ************ -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Val Val" Val wrote in message news after running Spybot & Adaware to remove spywares. getting: "WSCGetProviderPath failed, WSAEPROVIDERFAILEDINIT" This comes after rebooting. Also comes up when starting any browsers & the browsers cannot start. Already re-installed Windows ME, IE 6 SP1, Mozilla firefox 1.0.3, Earthlink TotalAccess & still getting error messages. |
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