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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 2.0, 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0 for
Windows 95
SYMPTOMS
When you start Internet Explorer after you install the Pipeline USA sample
browser program, its Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP) stack, and its dialer program, you may receive the following
error message:
Unable to access the network. Please check your tcp/ip settings in the
Control Panel.
CAUSE
This error message occurs because the Pipeline USA browser replaces the
Windows 95 Wsock32.dll file with its own version of the Wsock32.dll file.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
- Rename the Wsock32.dll file in the Windows\System folder to
Wsock32.old.
For information about how to rename a file, click Start, click Help,
click the Index tab, type "renaming" (without quotation marks), and
then double-click the "Renaming files" topic.
- Extract a new copy of the Wsock32.dll file from your original Windows
95 CD-ROM or floppy disks into the Windows\System folder. To do this,
use the method appropriate for the media on which you have Windows 95.
Extracting Wsock32.dll from the Windows 95 CD-ROM:
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1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.
2. Type "cd\" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.
3. Insert the Windows 95 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then close
the Windows 95 screen if it appears.
4. Type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER
extract /a <drive>:\win95\win95_11.cab wsock32.dll /l
c:\<windows>\system
where <drive> is the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive, and
where <windows> is the name of the folder in which Windows is
installed.
5. Type "exit" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER to
return to windows.
Extracting Wsock32.dll from the Windows 95 Floppy Disks:
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1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.
2. Type "cd\" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.
3. Insert disk 12 of the Windows 95 disks into the floppy disk drive.
4. Type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER
extract /a <drive>:\Win95_12.cab wsock32.dll /l c:\<windows>\system
where <drive> is the drive letter assigned to the floppy disk drive
the Windows 95 floppy disk is located in, and where <windows> is the
name of the folder in which Windows is installed.
5. Type "exit" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER to
return to windows.
For more information about using the Extract tool, click the Start button,
point to Programs, click MS-DOS prompt, type "extract" (without quotation
marks), and then press ENTER. Or, see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q129605
TITLE : How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files
MORE INFORMATION
The Windows 95 Wsock32.dll file is 65K in size and has a date stamp of
7/11/95. The Pipeline USA Wsock32.dll file is 57K in size and has a date
stamp of 2/6/96.
The third-party product discussed in this article is manufactured by a
vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or
otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.
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