ws2_32.dll

I keep getting the error message.....NDetect has detected
and error with ws2_32.dll....This is also happening once i
try to launch internet explorer....I have Norton System
Works 2003 but it has been on there for a long time...I do
not know of anything new that was added....Please help!

You can replace ws_32.dll with a new copy from the Win Me cab set.

ws_32.dll is contained in WIN_16.CAB of the Win Me cab set and can be
restored using MSConfig | General | Extract File ... and following the
prompts. The "cab" files are in the Win9x folder on the Win Me CD and
normally also in either Windows\Options\Cabs or Windows\Options\Install.
See MS KB 265371 - "How to Extract and Replace a Protected File in
Windows Me" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=265371) for details of how
to extract files from the cab set.

ws_32.dll belongs in the windows\system folder.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Ryan wrote:

I keep getting the error message.....NDetect has detected
and error with ws2_32.dll....This is also happening once i
try to launch internet explorer....I have Norton System
Works 2003 but it has been on there for a long time...I do
not know of anything new that was added....Please help!

I am trying to replace ws2_32.dll. I do not know if there
is a difference from ws_32.dll. I tried the instructions
you gave but all i got was an error message saying that the
file is being used by wondows and cannot be overwritten.
Any other suggestions for me to try or did i do something
wrong?

-----Original Message-----
You can replace ws_32.dll with a new copy from the Win Me
cab set.

ws_32.dll is contained in WIN_16.CAB of the Win Me cab set
and can be
restored using MSConfig | General | Extract File ... and
following the
prompts. The "cab" files are in the Win9x folder on the
Win Me CD and
normally also in either Windows\Options\Cabs or
Windows\Options\Install.
See MS KB 265371 - "How to Extract and Replace a
Protected File in
Windows Me" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=265371) for
details of how
to extract files from the cab set.

ws_32.dll belongs in the windows\system folder.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Ryan wrote:

I keep getting the error message.....NDetect has detected
and error with ws2_32.dll....This is also happening once i
try to launch internet explorer....I have Norton System
Works 2003 but it has been on there for a long time...I do
not know of anything new that was added....Please help!

.

The solution is identical because what you have spotted is a typo when I
made my reply five days ago. Where I typed ws_32.dll I should, of course,
have typed ws2_32.dll.

What you did wrong, and I seem to have omitted to explicitly mention in my
earlier post, is that to replace ws2_32.dll you have first to boot to Safe
Mode since this is a file protected by Win Me's system file protection
mechanism. This is explained in the Knowledge Base article to which I
referred KB 265371 - "How to Extract and Replace a Protected File in
Windows Me" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=265371).
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Ryan wrote:

I am trying to replace ws2_32.dll. I do not know if there
is a difference from ws_32.dll. I tried the instructions
you gave but all i got was an error message saying that the
file is being used by wondows and cannot be overwritten.
Any other suggestions for me to try or did i do something
wrong?

I was in safe mode and it still woulod not allow me to
replace the file
-----Original Message-----
The solution is identical because what you have spotted
is a typo when I
made my reply five days ago. Where I typed ws_32.dll I
should, of course,
have typed ws2_32.dll.

What you did wrong, and I seem to have omitted to
explicitly mention in my
earlier post, is that to replace ws2_32.dll you have
first to boot to Safe
Mode since this is a file protected by Win Me's system
file protection
mechanism. This is explained in the Knowledge Base
article to which I
referred KB 265371 - "How to Extract and Replace a
Protected File in
Windows Me" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=265371).
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Ryan wrote:

I am trying to replace ws2_32.dll. I do not know if
there
is a difference from ws_32.dll. I tried the
instructions
you gave but all i got was an error message saying
that the
file is being used by wondows and cannot be
overwritten.
Any other suggestions for me to try or did i do
something
wrong?

.

In which case may I again suggest you read KB 265371 and follow the
instructions on how to replace a protected file from DOS.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP




wrote:

I was in safe mode and it still woulod not allow me to
replace the file