im trying to register mswinsck.ocx with regsvr32 but when i do this pops up "LoadLibrary"[c:\windows\system\mswinsck.ocx"]failed. GetLastError returns 0x0000001f. what can i do to fix this?

That's the code for "A device attached to the system is not functioning." Don't look too deeply for meaning in a Micro$oft error code; sometimes it only barely makes sense. I find it hard to believe attached devices like modems or NICs are checked for during a simple OCX registration, so I wouldn't take this literally. Are you sure the latest winsock DLLs are installed (mswinsck.ocx is just a COM wrapper around winsock)? Do you also have the mswinsck.dep file you can look through in NotePad?

i dont have this (mswinsck.dep) im totally clue less on what to do

AK, first make sure you have wsock32.dll and ws2_32.dll in C:\windows\system. Don't worry about the .dep file, it's just for the convenience of certain installers, you don't need it. Next, find any other .ocx file in C:\windows\system, and try registering that (no harm). If the same error occurs, then we can probably rule-out mswinsck as the problem. No matter what, it's important that absolutely no networking stuff of any kind, is running while you register. Browser closed, modem off, NIC disabled, AOL messenger killed, etc. Post back if things still don't work, and let me know which flavour of Windows this is for, and which version of IE. Also, do you have VB installed?

i have wsock32.dll and ws2_32.dll i tried another .ocx and that didnt work either so i dont think its mswinsck's fault and i have windows ME and my IE is 6. vb wise im unsure.

see im not a wiz at comps so im pretty clueless xcept on the easy crap. but on my comp ive noticed many problems with it. they are: explorer weill bring up an error once in awhile where i have to choose ignore. and another thing is when i restart my computer and load aol and try to logon (yea i know aol sux) well anyways i try to logon aol it will get to step 7 check password then it will get ready to load welcome screen then it wont go farther and i ctrl alt delete and msgsvr32 i think it is pops up not responding so if i end task on that and aol and try aol again ill have a 50-50 chance of having sound or not having sound.(thats my next problem after regsvr32 which probably the reason neither work right) and also i noticed when the comp tries to use aol media player it has to access the system folder but an error page comes up. phew i think that covers it all. heh sounds like my comp is f---ed well anyways thought you should like to know incase that helps with my regsvr32 problem and with my last reply

I'm afraid it does sound like your computer is having problems way beyond registration. I know it's not a pleasant thought, but your situation might require reinstalling Windows and the other stuff. FWIW, try to install as few programs as possible, as many today install quite rudely, and bog-down the system in the name of convenience. You can install as many games as you want, though, because they almost never affect anything else :) Best of luck