Symptoms of Winsock2 corruption:
1. When running ipconfig /release or renew, you
may receive the following error message: An error occurred while renewing
interface 'Internet': An operation was attempted on something that is not a
socket.
2. Ipconfig /all doesn't list IP
address or no Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) address.
3 The status of the LAN Connection displays receiving IP packets but
not sending them.
4. When you use your computer, you may receive the following error message:
Initialization function INITHELPERDLL in IPMONTR.DLL failed to start with
error code 10107.
5. When you use
the ipconfig /renew command, you may receive the following error
messages: 1) Unable to contact driver Error code 2. 2) The operation failed
since no adapter is in the state permissible for this operation. 3) The
attempted operation is not supported for the type of object referenced.
6. In the Device Manager, when you click Show Hidden
Devices, the TCP/IP Protocol Driver is listed as disabled under
Non-Plug and Play drivers, and you receive
error code 24.
7. When you create a dial-up connection, you may receive the following error
message: Error 720: No PPP Control Protocols Configured.
