Repair and Reset Windows Vista TCP/IP Winsock Catalog Corruption

TCP/IP stack Winsock settings in Windows Vista may get corrupted, causing errors and problems with Internet connectivity. Corrupt Winsock or Windows sockets configuration can be due to a lot of reasons such as installation of a networking software, or due to virus, trojan or malware infection, or sometime even due to disinfection of spyware by security software.

When Winsock corrupts, the networking errors that you may face include unable to surf the Internet with “Page cannot be displayed” error message in Internet Explorer or AOL even though the DSL/ADSL/cable Internet connection is connected. Sometimes, Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service is terminated as well.

To repair and reset the Windows Vista

  1. Click on Start button.
  2. Type Cmd in the Start Search text box.
  3. Press Ctrl-Shift-Enter keyboard shortcut to run Command Prompt as Administrator. Allow elevation request.
  4. Type netsh winsock reset in the Command Prompt shell, and then press the Enter key.
  5. Restart the computer.

What netsh winsock reset command does are it resets Winsock Catalog to a clean state or default configuration. It removes all Winsock LSP (Layered Service Providers) previously installed, including the potential malfunctioned LSP that causes loss of network packets transmission failure. So all previously-installed LSPs must be reinstalled. This command does not affect Winsock Name Space Provider entries.

Note: To check which LSPs installed on your Vista system, use netsh winsock show catalog command.

It’s also possible to reset TCP/IP Internet Protocol stack.

This entry was posted on Monday, June 18th, 2007 at 10:50 pm and is filed under Windows Vista. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

61 Responses to “Repair and Reset Windows Vista TCP/IP Winsock Catalog Corruption”

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  1. Mani V S
    December 23rd, 2009 13:55
    61

    Thanks a lot! This info has saved my day.

  2. mad.dogg
    December 10th, 2009 23:00
    60

    That made my day. SSW (Simle short and working) Big 10x.

  3. slave
    December 8th, 2009 05:54
    59

    really helped!!!!!!!!!!! can`t believe)))))))))))
    thanks a lot!

  4. andrewskyworker
    November 29th, 2009 07:43
    58

    fucking thank lol, and million thank ,you save my computer and my mind
    long live the digital life

  5. Vista 64Bits - No deja navegar ni ftp, pero los ping y trace funcionan - psicofxp.com
    November 29th, 2009 07:27
    57

    [...] y la solucion es esta, parece que se corrompio un catalogo de winsock. Siguiendo esto se soluciono http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/0…og-corruption/ Segui los pasos y con eso se tendria que solucionar, si es el mismo problema q tuve [...]

  6. Matthew
    November 28th, 2009 01:56
    56

    This helped me out a lot! Very much appreciated! Saved me lots of frustration.

  7. arturo
    November 25th, 2009 11:04
    55

    hey put the code in the command prompt but it tells me “The requested operation requires elevation”

  8. Romain
    November 8th, 2009 05:50
    54

    thanks a lot. It really helped.
    cheers

  9. Helen
    November 5th, 2009 16:51
    53

    Hi,

    Have just tried your solution to fix a VERY slow internet, and its still just as slow, so back to the drawing board!

    Thanks anyway though! :D

  10. swaminathan
    November 5th, 2009 03:43
    52

    Hi,

    I had the same problem as mentioned above
    and none of my browsers were working .
    I had to struggle one day !

    The given solution is great and works
    for windows vista.

    Just trust the solution and try if you
    have problem with all your browsers.

    Thanks ton to the solution provider.

  11. Maponto
    October 16th, 2009 06:11
    51

    Thank you so much!
    I have Windows Vista Home Premium 64bits and although my wireless said it was “connected”, it was not able to surf Internet, MSN, etc.

    I did every process I found on the web, with no luck, until I found your post.

    This command did the trick and now the connection is perfect :)

    Thanks a lot!!!

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