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Restore it from Recycle bin. In case you have emptied the recycle bin before you could even retrieve the respective file, download file recovery software available online for free. If you are not so sure whether you deleted the file or not, scan your computer for viruses using the antivirus software you already have.

It might be that the Winsock error you are seeing is actually a virus pretending to be error. If you got Winsock error after making changes to an important program, restoring your system might work. This will reverse the changes you made recently. Winsock error might have occurred because of update problem. You may opt for drivers update. Winsockreset is a small portable tool and works on Windows XP, Vista and 7.

Download Winsockreset. Then reboot the computer. Download TCP Optimizer. Microsoft also have their own tool for repairing a corrupted Winsock and it comes in the form of one of their Fixit tools from the Solution Center. Simply run the tool and tick the box to agree to the terms and then click next. There is a Microsoft support page where you can find out more about how to manually check for Winsock corruption and also how to fix the problem the manual way as well.

Although Only XP and Vista are listed in the article, Windows 7 will work as well because it behaves the same way as Vista regarding Winsock repair. Download Microsoft Fixit This last utility is a bit different from the others in that it does need to be installed and in addition to actually fixing a number of problems, Connectivity Fixer can also actively monitor your internet connection for potential errors. If an error is detected the program will ask if you want it repaired.

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