About every 5 or 6 6 times I sign into the internet, my browser screen is
all white and "done" appears in the bottom right (rather than the website
I'm trying to go to). This happens with both IE and Firefox (latest versions
of each). When I do a diagnostic, I get a message that says there's a
"winsock provider catalog error". If I reboot, the problem goes
away....until the next 5th or 6th attempt to log on. I have tried various
suggestions, including NETSH INT IP RESET C:\RESETLOG.TXT and downloading
and running VB Winfix 1.2 (suggested by Microsoft), but nothing seems to be
working. I ran a log file with Hijack This (also suggested by Microsoft) and
one of the entires was "Unknown nwproau.dll file". My file reads:
nwproau.dll and the properties say Version 5.1.2600.5512 XPSP 080413-2113.
(Windows XP, Service Pack 3). Is it possible that I this .dll file is the
one that is corrupt?
Winsock Provider Catalog Error
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Re: Winsock Provider Catalog Error
On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:25:00 -0700, "Jan Groshan" <jangro@pacbell.net>
wrote:
>About every 5 or 6 6 times I sign into the internet, my browser screen is
>all white and "done" appears in the bottom right (rather than the website
>I'm trying to go to). This happens with both IE and Firefox (latest versions
>of each). When I do a diagnostic, I get a message that says there's a
>"winsock provider catalog error". If I reboot, the problem goes
>away....until the next 5th or 6th attempt to log on. I have tried various
>suggestions, including NETSH INT IP RESET C:\RESETLOG.TXT and downloading
>and running VB Winfix 1.2 (suggested by Microsoft), but nothing seems to be
>working. I ran a log file with Hijack This (also suggested by Microsoft) and
>one of the entires was "Unknown nwproau.dll file". My file reads:
>nwproau.dll and the properties say Version 5.1.2600.5512 XPSP 080413-2113.
>(Windows XP, Service Pack 3). Is it possible that I this .dll file is the
>one that is corrupt?
>
That .dll is a left-over ; do a search in the registry and delete .dll
with that name .
wrote:
>About every 5 or 6 6 times I sign into the internet, my browser screen is
>all white and "done" appears in the bottom right (rather than the website
>I'm trying to go to). This happens with both IE and Firefox (latest versions
>of each). When I do a diagnostic, I get a message that says there's a
>"winsock provider catalog error". If I reboot, the problem goes
>away....until the next 5th or 6th attempt to log on. I have tried various
>suggestions, including NETSH INT IP RESET C:\RESETLOG.TXT and downloading
>and running VB Winfix 1.2 (suggested by Microsoft), but nothing seems to be
>working. I ran a log file with Hijack This (also suggested by Microsoft) and
>one of the entires was "Unknown nwproau.dll file". My file reads:
>nwproau.dll and the properties say Version 5.1.2600.5512 XPSP 080413-2113.
>(Windows XP, Service Pack 3). Is it possible that I this .dll file is the
>one that is corrupt?
>
That .dll is a left-over ; do a search in the registry and delete .dll
with that name .
-
jan groshan
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Re: Winsock Provider Catalog Error
Dell told me it was a valid. Now I'm afraid to delete it.
"Jim" <bojimbo261@aol.com> wrote in message
news:lhdf45pvjse3v2gdi799m9lkjfud1herkd@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:25:00 -0700, "Jan Groshan" <jangro@pacbell.net>
> wrote:
>
>>About every 5 or 6 6 times I sign into the internet, my browser screen is
>>all white and "done" appears in the bottom right (rather than the website
>>I'm trying to go to). This happens with both IE and Firefox (latest
>>versions
>>of each). When I do a diagnostic, I get a message that says there's a
>>"winsock provider catalog error". If I reboot, the problem goes
>>away....until the next 5th or 6th attempt to log on. I have tried various
>>suggestions, including NETSH INT IP RESET C:\RESETLOG.TXT and downloading
>>and running VB Winfix 1.2 (suggested by Microsoft), but nothing seems to
>>be
>>working. I ran a log file with Hijack This (also suggested by Microsoft)
>>and
>>one of the entires was "Unknown nwproau.dll file". My file reads:
>>nwproau.dll and the properties say Version 5.1.2600.5512 XPSP 080413-2113.
>>(Windows XP, Service Pack 3). Is it possible that I this .dll file is the
>>one that is corrupt?
>>
> That .dll is a left-over ; do a search in the registry and delete .dll
> with that name .
"Jim" <bojimbo261@aol.com> wrote in message
news:lhdf45pvjse3v2gdi799m9lkjfud1herkd@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:25:00 -0700, "Jan Groshan" <jangro@pacbell.net>
> wrote:
>
>>About every 5 or 6 6 times I sign into the internet, my browser screen is
>>all white and "done" appears in the bottom right (rather than the website
>>I'm trying to go to). This happens with both IE and Firefox (latest
>>versions
>>of each). When I do a diagnostic, I get a message that says there's a
>>"winsock provider catalog error". If I reboot, the problem goes
>>away....until the next 5th or 6th attempt to log on. I have tried various
>>suggestions, including NETSH INT IP RESET C:\RESETLOG.TXT and downloading
>>and running VB Winfix 1.2 (suggested by Microsoft), but nothing seems to
>>be
>>working. I ran a log file with Hijack This (also suggested by Microsoft)
>>and
>>one of the entires was "Unknown nwproau.dll file". My file reads:
>>nwproau.dll and the properties say Version 5.1.2600.5512 XPSP 080413-2113.
>>(Windows XP, Service Pack 3). Is it possible that I this .dll file is the
>>one that is corrupt?
>>
> That .dll is a left-over ; do a search in the registry and delete .dll
> with that name .
Re: Winsock Provider Catalog Error
On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:44:15 -0700, "Jan Groshan" <jangro@pacbell.net>
wrote:
>Dell told me it was a valid. Now I'm afraid to delete it.
>
>
>
>"Jim" <bojimbo261@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:lhdf45pvjse3v2gdi799m9lkjfud1herkd@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:25:00 -0700, "Jan Groshan" <jangro@pacbell.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>About every 5 or 6 6 times I sign into the internet, my browser screen is
>>>all white and "done" appears in the bottom right (rather than the website
>>>I'm trying to go to). This happens with both IE and Firefox (latest
>>>versions
>>>of each). When I do a diagnostic, I get a message that says there's a
>>>"winsock provider catalog error". If I reboot, the problem goes
>>>away....until the next 5th or 6th attempt to log on. I have tried various
>>>suggestions, including NETSH INT IP RESET C:\RESETLOG.TXT and downloading
>>>and running VB Winfix 1.2 (suggested by Microsoft), but nothing seems to
>>>be
>>>working. I ran a log file with Hijack This (also suggested by Microsoft)
>>>and
>>>one of the entires was "Unknown nwproau.dll file". My file reads:
>>>nwproau.dll and the properties say Version 5.1.2600.5512 XPSP 080413-2113.
>>>(Windows XP, Service Pack 3). Is it possible that I this .dll file is the
>>>one that is corrupt?
>>>
>> That .dll is a left-over ; do a search in the registry and delete .dll
>> with that name .
>
Did they say what it was for ?
wrote:
>Dell told me it was a valid. Now I'm afraid to delete it.
>
>
>
>"Jim" <bojimbo261@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:lhdf45pvjse3v2gdi799m9lkjfud1herkd@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:25:00 -0700, "Jan Groshan" <jangro@pacbell.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>About every 5 or 6 6 times I sign into the internet, my browser screen is
>>>all white and "done" appears in the bottom right (rather than the website
>>>I'm trying to go to). This happens with both IE and Firefox (latest
>>>versions
>>>of each). When I do a diagnostic, I get a message that says there's a
>>>"winsock provider catalog error". If I reboot, the problem goes
>>>away....until the next 5th or 6th attempt to log on. I have tried various
>>>suggestions, including NETSH INT IP RESET C:\RESETLOG.TXT and downloading
>>>and running VB Winfix 1.2 (suggested by Microsoft), but nothing seems to
>>>be
>>>working. I ran a log file with Hijack This (also suggested by Microsoft)
>>>and
>>>one of the entires was "Unknown nwproau.dll file". My file reads:
>>>nwproau.dll and the properties say Version 5.1.2600.5512 XPSP 080413-2113.
>>>(Windows XP, Service Pack 3). Is it possible that I this .dll file is the
>>>one that is corrupt?
>>>
>> That .dll is a left-over ; do a search in the registry and delete .dll
>> with that name .
>
Did they say what it was for ?
Re: Winsock Provider Catalog Error
On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:44:15 -0700, "Jan Groshan" <jangro@pacbell.net>
wrote:
>Dell told me it was a valid. Now I'm afraid to delete it.
>
>
>
>"Jim" <bojimbo261@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:lhdf45pvjse3v2gdi799m9lkjfud1herkd@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:25:00 -0700, "Jan Groshan" <jangro@pacbell.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>About every 5 or 6 6 times I sign into the internet, my browser screen is
>>>all white and "done" appears in the bottom right (rather than the website
>>>I'm trying to go to). This happens with both IE and Firefox (latest
>>>versions
>>>of each). When I do a diagnostic, I get a message that says there's a
>>>"winsock provider catalog error". If I reboot, the problem goes
>>>away....until the next 5th or 6th attempt to log on. I have tried various
>>>suggestions, including NETSH INT IP RESET C:\RESETLOG.TXT and downloading
>>>and running VB Winfix 1.2 (suggested by Microsoft), but nothing seems to
>>>be
>>>working. I ran a log file with Hijack This (also suggested by Microsoft)
>>>and
>>>one of the entires was "Unknown nwproau.dll file". My file reads:
>>>nwproau.dll and the properties say Version 5.1.2600.5512 XPSP 080413-2113.
>>>(Windows XP, Service Pack 3). Is it possible that I this .dll file is the
>>>one that is corrupt?
>>>
>> That .dll is a left-over ; do a search in the registry and delete .dll
>> with that name .
>
Did you do a typo ? - should it be nwprovau.dll ?
wrote:
>Dell told me it was a valid. Now I'm afraid to delete it.
>
>
>
>"Jim" <bojimbo261@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:lhdf45pvjse3v2gdi799m9lkjfud1herkd@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:25:00 -0700, "Jan Groshan" <jangro@pacbell.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>About every 5 or 6 6 times I sign into the internet, my browser screen is
>>>all white and "done" appears in the bottom right (rather than the website
>>>I'm trying to go to). This happens with both IE and Firefox (latest
>>>versions
>>>of each). When I do a diagnostic, I get a message that says there's a
>>>"winsock provider catalog error". If I reboot, the problem goes
>>>away....until the next 5th or 6th attempt to log on. I have tried various
>>>suggestions, including NETSH INT IP RESET C:\RESETLOG.TXT and downloading
>>>and running VB Winfix 1.2 (suggested by Microsoft), but nothing seems to
>>>be
>>>working. I ran a log file with Hijack This (also suggested by Microsoft)
>>>and
>>>one of the entires was "Unknown nwproau.dll file". My file reads:
>>>nwproau.dll and the properties say Version 5.1.2600.5512 XPSP 080413-2113.
>>>(Windows XP, Service Pack 3). Is it possible that I this .dll file is the
>>>one that is corrupt?
>>>
>> That .dll is a left-over ; do a search in the registry and delete .dll
>> with that name .
>
Did you do a typo ? - should it be nwprovau.dll ?