Problems in Winsock-based Programs After Internet Explorer Setup This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.
This article was previously published under Q230243 IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you
modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore
the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the
registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/EN-US/) Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
SYMPTOMS
After you install Microsoft WebTV and Internet Explorer 5 on your Windows 98-based computer, Winsock-based programs may not work correctly.
CAUSE
This problem can occur because when during WebTV Setup, the following Internet Explorer 5 registry values are modified:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock\Autodial
AutodialAllName32 value: "sddata.dll" AutodialFcnName32 value: "BPCInternetAutodialHandler" RESOLUTIONWARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may
require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve
problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own
risk. To work around this problem, use Registry Editor to modify the following registry information as follows:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock\Autodial
AutodialDllName32 value: change "sddata.dll" to "wininet.dll"AutodialFcnName32 value: change "BPCInternetAutodialHandler" to "InternetAutodialCallback" STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
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