Ever uninstalled a program that spitefully took your Internet connection with it? Ever run an antispyware program and end up with sporadic Web access?
Regain your lost net connection with WinSock XP Fix. This tool repairs WinSock settings that have been corrupted or rendered incorrect (a common casualty of spyware). Run the program once, and you should be back on the Web.
Strengths: Restored my connection twice, when I had a disasterous crash and my system backup did not work as far as my internet connection was concerned.
It's an unsafe world out there for Windows-based computers. Microsoft wants to address the problem with its new megapatch, Service Pack 2 for Windows XP.
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