Winsock Provider Catalogue problem

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Winsock Provider Catalogue problem

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dangs View Member Profile	Jul 2 2009, 10:17 AM Post #1
New Member Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 2-July 09 Member No.: 347,536	I get this problem where the pages don't load right or don't even load at all in firefox and internet explorer. It happens when I run my computer about 9 hours long then it starts to happen then I have to "restart my computer" or use the "WinsockxpFix" to fix it, but the problem is still there after, 9 or more hours the same thing happens. Alright I know it is not malware causing it because I did numerous scans also internet explorer 8 said the problem was something wrong with the, "Winsock Provider Catalogue problem" and to restart you're computer. Which I already did but didn't help it still persists. Anyone know how to fix this? I'm trying to run my computer 24/7 but this happens.

CaveDweller2 View Member Profile	Jul 18 2009, 04:20 AM Post #2
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 400 Joined: 2-July 09 Member No.: 347,651	What version of windows we talking about? I have seen your question in a couple forums so I will not bore you with the netsh commands because I'm sure you found and used those. Have you installed any software before this started? Doing a search for this in google has alot of hits, so if I had to guess I would say some malware is doing this. And its fairly nasty because system restore or a complete format seems to best way to fix it. I know you said you scanned but I would go to this post in these forums. I am not sure what you are using to scan but the steps in that post would be a good idea. If they say you are clean then post back here and we'll go from there. This post has been edited by CaveDweller2: Jul 18 2009, 04:21 AM -------------------- Hope this helps

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