Whats a winstock provider?

[i claudius]

I keep getting a problem with my computer and the message i get is that i have to restart my computer as there is a problem with my winstock provider ,what the f is that? anything i can do except restart my computer?

[MJCM]

Do you mean winsock?

Read about it here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winsock

Sorry that's the best I can do for now as I am not behind a PC

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[i claudius]

Just tried to read it ,but it might as well have been writen in urdu ,for all i could understand i really want to know what it is in laymans terms ,but thanks anyway.

[MJCM]

What OS are you running?

There is a Microsoft Fixit available for these kind of problems, search for "winsock reset fixit" and check if it applies to your OS

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Edited November 18, 2013 by MJCM

[i claudius]

Thanks ,just looked it up and it says that it should be downloaded by an it specialist ,so as its not a major problen(yet) i will take it into the computer guy ,thanks again

[MJCM]

Thanks ,just looked it up and it says that it should be downloaded by an it specialist ,so as its not a major problen(yet) i will take it into the computer guy ,thanks again

Wise decision.

If you are not really sure what you are doing and reading something and it looks like "gibberish" then save yourself the hassle and the heartache.

And the good thing about that is, that when it's not working anymore you can blame the computer guy