Tag: Winsock

[Solved]-Windows Easy Transfer Won’t Connect Between Systems Across The Network

How to get your Windows Easy Transfer to work over the Network.

This is a very common issue, I seem to hit the never ending “Trying to Connect” cycle of death on just about every other time I use Windows Easy Transfer. It doesn’t matter if your doing a transfer from XP to 7 or from 7 to 7, I’ve seen it time and time again.

I foung the Quick fix that works everytime I’ve used it.

The Guys over at LSP-Fix have a simple little program that fixes winsock issues.

LSP-Fix is a free Windows utility to repair a loss of Internet access associated with certain types of software. This type of software, known as a Layered Service Provider or LSP, typically handles low-level Internet-related tasks, and data is passed through a chain of these programs on its way to and from the Internet. However, due to bugs in the LSP software or deletion of the software, this chain can get broken, causing the Internet connection to become inaccessible or just a wee bit unstable. 

Download LSP-Fix here.

I know it doesn’t seem plausible that your winsock is messed up but take it from me, New Laptops out of the box can and will have issues. Download and run the tool and it will corrected the issues and your copy will start working.

LSP-Fix does not delete anything, it only fixes the order of the LSP’s. It does not require a reboot after you run the tool, just run the tool, select fix and then restart your Windows Easy Transfer process. I would suggest that you run it on both the sending and receiving systems, I find that they all seem to need  reording.

I hope this helps someon out there.

Cubert

Repair and Reset TCP/IP Winsock Catalog Corruption in Windows Vista or Windows 7

Winsock 2 accommodates layered protocols. A layered protocol is one that implements only higher level communications functions, while relying on an underlying transport stack for the actual exchange of data with a remote endpoint. LSP  aka Layered Service Provider can be a security layer that adds protocol to the connection establishment process. An example of an LSP is the Microsoft Firewall Client Service Provider installed as part of the Internet Secutity and Authentication Server (ISA) on clients. The Microsoft Firewall Client Service Provider installs over the Winsock base providers for TCP and UDP.

To check which LSPs installed on your Windows Vista or Windows 7, use netsh winsock show catalog command.

Sometimes the winsock settings in Windows may get corrupted, causing errors and problems with Internet connectivity. When Winsock corrupts, the networking errors that you may face include unable to access network services, web pages, Windows update services or other odd network behaviors.

Now to reset Winsock we can use a similar cmd “netsh winsock reset”. 
What netsh winsock reset command does is it resets Winsock Catalog to a clean state or default configuration. It will remove anyWinsock LSP (Layered Service Providers) previously installed, including any potentially malfunctioning LSP that may cause the loss of network packets or transmission failures. So any previously installed LSPmust be reinstalled. This command does not affect Winsock Name Space Providers.

To repair and reset the Windows Vista or Windows 7

  1. Click on Start button.
  2. Type Cmd in the Start Search text box.
  3. Press Ctrl-Shift-Enter keyboard shortcut to run Command Prompt as Administrator. Allow elevation request.
  4. Type netsh winsock reset in the Command Prompt shell, and then press the Enter key.
  5. Restart the computer.

Good luck,

Cubert