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Quick question about winsock

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Ken90630

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I've read that many Internet connectivity problems are caused by a corrupted winsock (either by malware or something else).

When resetting it, does that typically disable browser add-ons (and thus require that they be re-installed)?
 
Resetting the Winsock using netsh winsock reset catalog command removes all the third-party LSPs and restores Winsock to factory default setting. Existing programs that use their own LSPs, need to be reinstalled again. Example.. Google Desktop Search.
 
Bubbaleone said:
Resetting the Winsock using netsh winsock reset catalog command removes all the third-party LSPs and restores Winsock to factory default setting. Existing programs that use their own LSPs, need to be reinstalled again. Example.. Google Desktop Search.
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That's what I thought. Is there any way to know, before resetting the winsock, which third party programs are using their own LSPs? How would I determine that?
 
I don't know about the new Lavasoft "AdAware Antivirus" free version, but the old Lavasoft "AdAware" had a feature that "immunized" the TCP/IP stack, and listed all the third-party LSPs. There's oldversion.com and oldapps.com where you download AdAware.
 
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