winsock.kernel

When I use Vista SP0 or SP1 to host ICS on dialup, and I browse the net on my ICS guests, I get alot of corrupted downloads. ICS guest computers affected are both XP and Vista. I have all the latest updates, I use only a direct crossover cable, and I use no other firewall except for the Windows firewall. Its not when viewing pages, but only when I download files and pics is when they end up corrupt. But when I use the "Off By One Web Browser" (which does not use TCP_NODELAY), all types of corruption start appearing on web pages. Mainly in pics. The problem gets worse when I set my NICs to 10mbps Full Duplex or higher. I tried other PCs, other NIC cards, and other dialup modems. Nothing helped. I even disabled tcp autotuning with no luck. Has anyone else experienced this kind problem?

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When you get this error, most likely your drive's volume lost its GUID identifier. An alternate repair method can be done if the boot from DVD repair method failed to restore your BCD. From the command prompt you would run: bcdedit /set {bootmgr} device boot bcdedit /set {default} device boot bcdedit /set {default} osdevice boot This can be run from within XP with the Vista drive attached or already on the second partition. If Vista is on the second partition, then set that partition active from within XP before running bcdedit. Otherwise bcdedit will not work. Locate the path of bcdedit.exe first if necessary (D:\windows\system32\bcdedit.exe for example). You'll be able to boot Vista from then on, but you may lose your volume drive letter in disk management (C not shown, just the label). This is caused by SPP being tripped. There is no other way that I know of to restore the drive letter except for a reinstallation. To find out more about Vista's SPP, go here http://www.google.com/search?q=vista+spp

Okay, it looks like its using wingding fonts instead of the presetted ones. Try changing your font styles in your desktop properties. Also, it might be good to delete a hidden file called iconcache.db in your user profile. Recreate the file again by changing color depths from 32 bit down to 16 bit, then back to 32 bit.