Microsoft KB Archive/185860

= How to Restore the Winsock 1.x Configuration in Windows 98 =

Article ID: 185860

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q185860



SUMMARY
This article describes how to uninstall Winsock version 2.0 to restore the original Winsock version 1.x configuration.



MORE INFORMATION
To uninstall Winsock version 2.0 to restore the original Winsock version 1.x configuration, use the following steps:

NOTE: Some programs may not function correctly if Winsock 2.0 is uninstalled.


 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Add/Remove Programs.
 * 2) Click Restore Winsock 1.x Configuration, click Add/Remove, and then click Yes.

Windows 98 installs Winsock 2.0 by default. The option to restore Winsock 1.x is available only if Windows 98 is installed as an upgrade over Windows 95 with Winsock 1.x.

For information about how to obtain the Windows Sockets 2.0 for Windows 95 Update, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 182108

TITLE : Availability of Windows Sockets 2.0 for Windows 95

Additional query words: 98 2.00 1.00

Keywords: kbenv kbnetwork kbsetup KB185860

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