Mar 06 2007
Windows XP and Wireless unable to get IP address
If you ever have problems with Windows XP and a wireless card unable to get a DHPC address and you get
and error like this one.
10106 The requested service provider could not be loaded or initialized.
the solution is to reset the winsock catalog. Using netsh.
Reset the winsock using the command “netsh winsock reset catalog” (without quotes).
That will fix your problem.
If that doesn’t work you can try editing the registry directly, but I suggest to use the above tip first before you try this crazy stuff.
1) Remove winsock and winsock2 from registry editor.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock2
2) Restart PC. When it boots it should tell you TCP/IP is not installed.
3) Go to Network connections and Right click their connection. Choose Properties.
4). Click Install
5). Click Protocol, then click Add
6) Click Have Disk. Type C:\Windows\inf . Choosing browse on the C: prompt won’t work since it won’t be listed there.
7). On the list available choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click OK
That’s it. There shouldn’t be anymore restart involved so try to see if they can get online. If not then a reboot should work.