Microsoft KB Archive/133225

Programs Using Old Winsock.dll File May Not Work in Windows 95

PSS ID Number: Q133225 Article last modified on 08-31-1995

95

WINDOWS

= SYMPTOMS =

After you upgrade to Windows 95 and you use or install a Winsock program, you may receive the following error message when you try to run the program, or the program may not run:

The following system files have been replaced with older versions by a program you recently ran. These files are currently in use and cannot be automatically repaired. Windows may not run properly until you exit and restart Windows so that these files can be automatically repaired.

C:\Windows\Winsock.dll = CAUSE =

When you install Dial-Up Networking, TCP/IP, or the IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol in Windows 95, Setup renames the existing Winsock.dll file to Winsock.old and installs a new suite of Windows Sockets 1.1 interface files.

Current Winsock programs may not be compatible with the Windows 95 Winsock.dll file due to proprietary services in their versions of the file. Windows 95 is not compatible with older versions of Winsock.dll.

If the program you try to run is not compatible with the installed version of the Winsock.dll file, you may receive an error message or the program may not run.

= RESOLUTION =

Use one of the following methods to resolve this issue:

  Connect to your Internet service provider using Dial-Up Networking, if possible. Dial-Up Networking provides support for 16-bit and 32-bit Windows Sockets applications. For more information about using Dial-Up Networking, view the “Connecting to a network by using Dial-Up Networking” topic in Windows 95 Help.   You may be able to use your current Winsock program and Windows 95 Winsock programs by following these steps:   Copy the Winsock.old file from the Windows folder or the Windowsfolder to the same folder as the program’s executable file.   Rename the Winsock.old file in the new folder to Winsock.dll.    Contact the Winsock program manufacturer for an update. 

= MORE INFORMATION =

The following Winsock programs may work if you place their version of the Winsock.dll file in the program folder:


 * Chameleon
 * CompuServe Internet Dialer or CompuServe Net Launcher
 * FTP Software
 * Internet In a Box
 * Internet Office
 * Mosaic In a Box
 * NetCom Net Cruiser
 * Pipeline
 * Spry Air Series
 * Trumpet

KBCategory: kb3rdparty kbenv KBSubcategory: win95 winplus appscomp Additional reference words: 95 rna ras

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