im very angry at something maybe winsock 2.0

[steppenwolf]

my other computer was ok until i put on winsock2.0 downloaded from the stupid microsoft site which i needed for net zero or its messed up from antivir free anti virus software which seems to be one screwy bunch of crap .. i feel so angry

[steppenwolf]

and i cant even find where to delete the stupid winsock and the stupid antivir wasnt even listed in control panel add/remove but i did remove it in start and programs or was it all removed ?

and zone arlarm i also wonder about which i took off

[Murf]

winsock update becomes part of dial-up networking which is required for a modem

[steppenwolf]

it seems to be working better
maybe it was ezboard was nt compatible with ie 4.01

im still looking for ie 5.0 .that site i was given says its 68 mb and im not wasting time downloading 58 mb from evolt

[steppenwolf]

its all screwed up and hardly works

[TheGorx]

I posted a reply but I misread the post so I remove it

But I think what's needed is some specifics
what's not working ?
are you having a connection problem ?
or is it just the browsing with IE that's the problem.

And I'd update to IE6 or use another browser

I can't really tell you a fix because I don't know where the problem is maybe your Nero software needs to be reinstalled.

Or you could even remove DUN and the Winsock registry then reinstall and rebuild.

also there is a DUN update

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q285189

there could be a million things going on an the winsock update was just the tip of the iceberg

[steppenwolf]

it reaches some sites and other not at all .. i took off zone alarm and that not the reason

whats dun?

the only i can think of is format c or redo dial up networking by removing it

is it true winsock2.0 is bad for windows floppy version?

another thing came up in zone alarm saying do i want to access tcpi or ping thing

[TheGorx]

Dun is Dial up networking

also there are other updates here with more info

http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/d...ds/default.asp

just for future reference but I would worry about that right now.

"tcpi or ping thing"

your zonealarm should have a log that you can see specifically what it said.

If you're connecting ok then I would suspect IE or another program running in the background more than the winsock update.

you should fine out all programs running in the background and at start up.
you should see if your Temporary Internet Files are getting cleaned up.
you should update IE or try a different browser
the internet is alot different since the release of IE4

you can get IE6 and just download the basics which I'm sure is way less than 50mb
IF you do update turn off every program with alt ctrl then tap delete once and end task everything except explorer before updating
also defragment first

[steppenwolf]

ie 4.0 works ok now usually.. opera 5.02 though is hardly working

[Tufenuf]

TheGorx, If steppenwolf is using Windows 95 according to the Microsoft link below IE 6 is not compatable with Windows 95.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...qs/default.asp

Just thought I's pass this info on.

Tufenuf

[steppenwolf]

i have floppy version of win 95 on it.
i dont understand why at evolt it says the download for ie5 is about 70mb

how long does that take?4 days?

[steppenwolf]

http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie/32bit/5.0


maybe thats the one

[Murf]

i have floppy version of win 95 on it.

Floppy version of what? IE or Windows 95 operating system itself.

You need to get IE 5.0 as the problems your having were fixed from IE 4.0.

It is a big download and can take some time using a dial up modem.


The link you posted:
http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie/32bit/5.0 is a Zipped file 12MB probably the full version. You click at one of the mirror sites in the right pane and download it.

Once it is downloaded you unzip it to a folder then double click on ie5setup file to install.

I would uninstall IE 4.0 then do a clean install of IE 5.

[steppenwolf]

foppy version of windows 95 and floppy version on ie 3.02 updated by a download to ie4.01

i downloaded ie 5.0 and it came out as a word pad thing .. fun.. i assume because i deleted opera it got mixed up because opera seems to have their own download manager

its maddening

and what do you think of this srcewy crap?

http://www.free-av.com

[steppenwolf]

what percentage of people just give up format ,and reinstall windows ?