Vista X64: IE64 works, IE32 does not

dimora

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I was running a wireless network card on my computer (PCI Netgear). All was well. I removed that card and switched to my motherboard's on-board Gigabyte-equipped Ethernet port.

Now my Internet Explorer 32 bit does not work, but the 64 bit version works fine. This has also caused Outlook Ultimate to quit working as well as MSN messenger. I am also getting a "Watson Client" error message and my Trillian does not work either.

I am trying an "upgrade" install of Vista over top of my current install to see if something in Vista got corrupted. Yes, I un-installed SP1 first. Before I did that, I also made sure I had the latest drivers for my Reatek ethernet port. Tried safe mode - no luck there. Bypassed my router straight to the cable modem - no luck there either, so it is not my router.

Any ideas? HAs anyone seen this before?

Setup:

Gigabyle GA-P35-DQ6 motherboard (V1.1)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 CPU
GeForce 8800GT videocard (512)
4 GB RAM (GSkill)
 

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  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
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    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
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    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Shane,

A upgrade install usually will fix most problems.

Shawn
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Arrghhh...Vista upgrade install failed twice. About ready to do a full format / reinstall. Arrrghhh.:mad:
ok, i am not expert, but you can try to use from the command prompt sfc /scannow, and btw, you unistall the drivers from the card that you unplugged? the best will be unistall those drivers, and reinstall the drivers of the on-board ethernet card, you could try that before do a new full installation if you desire.
 

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System One

  • CPU
    intel pentium 4-3.00 ghz
    Motherboard
    asrock
    Memory
    2 gbs
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia geforce 6200
    Hard Drives
    unknown manufacturer
    primary: 160 gbs
    secondary: 80 gbs
    usb: 2 gbs
What is in the event viewer? Try clearing the event viewer by right clicking on each category and clearing it. Then, restart. It will only show the restart errors. What is in the device manager. Did you clear the temporary files? What errors come up when you use it? Google repairing tcp/ip stack.
 

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System One

  • CPU
    pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
    Motherboard
    Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
    Memory
    16GB DDR667
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
    Hard Drives
    SAS RAID
What is in the event viewer? Try clearing the event viewer by right clicking on each category and clearing it. Then, restart. It will only show the restart errors. What is in the device manager. Did you clear the temporary files? What errors come up when you use it? Google repairing tcp/ip stack.

ABSOLUTELY GENIUS! ;)

All fixed up. My TCP/IP stack was corrupted. A quick google of what you suggested led me here:

TCP/IP stack Winsock settings in Windows Vista may get corrupted, causing errors and problems with Internet connectivity. Corrupt Winsock or Windows sockets configuration can be due to a lot of reasons such as installation of a networking software, or due to virus, trojan or malware infection, or sometime even due to disinfection of spyware by security software.

When Winsock corrupts, the networking errors that you may face include unable to surf the Internet with “Page cannot be displayed” error message in Internet Explorer or AOL even though the DSL/ADSL/cable Internet connection is connected. Sometimes, Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service is terminated as well.
To repair and reset the Windows Vista

  1. Click on Start button.
  2. Type Cmd in the Start Search text box.
  3. Press Ctrl-Shift-Enter keyboard shortcut to run Command Prompt as Administrator. Allow elevation request.
  4. Type netsh winsock reset in the Command Prompt shell, and then press the Enter key.
  5. Restart the computer.
What netsh winsock reset command does are it resets Winsock Catalog to a clean state or default configuration. It removes all Winsock LSP (Layered Service Providers) previously installed, including the potential malfunctioned LSP that causes loss of network packets transmission failure. So all previously-installed LSPs must be reinstalled. This command does not affect Winsock Name Space Provider entries.



WHOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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