Hello everybody! I have a very peculiar problem! I am running Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit and, obviously, I have a internet connection. It doesn't require a router, I just have to plug a RJ-45 Ethernet cable in the wall and I get access. The ting is, not a single 32-bit program can access the Internet. But the 64-bit version of Internet Explorer works just fine, like right this moment! Windows Update works perfectly fine too! And the standard gadgets in the Windows Side Panel that require a internet connection also get their data perfectly fine!

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Dec 02, 2010 Vista 64 SP2 does not install on Dell Inspirons with Vista 64 Sp1. Dell has no Solution, and Microsoft claims that this. I would like to download-install software that is supposed to be compatable with windows vista. But I've not been able to find out if it compatable with the 64 bit.

Everything worked about a week ago. I was pressing some 'favourites' keys on my superfly Microsoft® keyboard randomly just for fun like everybody does (right?), and on the first keystroke the webpage loads, and on the second the page loads, but on the third it doesn't! Just like that! Bing, bang, boom! Between two subsequent keystrokes something must have gone ridiculously wrong!

And ever since that I haven't been able to access the Internet with any 32-bit program whatsoever. I have no clue as to what it can be. This is what I tried:. Actually, I figured it out last night. I discovered that an engine update in NOD32 caused the Winsock2 TCP stack to become corrupted. Here is what I did to fix it: 1) Uninstalled NOD32. 2) Downloaded and ran LSPFix version 1.1.

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(Might or might not be necessary depending on the level of corruption to your TCP stack). 3) Reinstalled NOD32 and had it automatically download/install all necessary updates. I hope that works for you as well.

I've noticed a lot of people having this problem on the net, but nobody has ever posted a solution (that I have found). Regards, Braden. Hi Arexodius, From your description, I understand that the 32-bit programs on a 64-bit Windows Vista computer cannot access the Internet. However, Windows programs such as IE and Windows Update work properly.

Please understand that some programs designed for a computer running a 32-bit version of Windows may not work properly on a computer running 64-bit versions of Windows, although many of them will work without any changes. As a result, it's best to run programs designed to run on a 64-bit computer. In this case, as IE and Windows Update work properly, the network connection should work fine.

Thus, I suggest contacting the program manufacturer accordingly to confirm whether the program can work properly on a 64-bit Windows Vista computer. Regarding the customizable hot key does not work properly, please refer to the following web pages for assistance: Microsoft Hardware support Hardware Solution Center Hope it helps. Sincerely, Joson Zhou Microsoft Online Community Support. Hi Arexodius, If the programs were running properly before, you may check if some settings are misconfigured. In addition, you can temporarily turn off the firewall to check the result. Please understand that we have not enough information to troubleshoot the issues occurring on a third party program, and thus the program manufacture should be the best resource for assistance.

They can help to analyze the logs, errors generated when the issue occurs. Meanwhile, please feel free to update us if further assistance is required on the system side.

Thank you for your understanding. Sincerely, Joson Zhou Microsoft Online Community Support. Thanks again! The problem is that it doesn't matter what program, or what kind of program it is. As long as it isn't a 64-bit program it cannot access the Internet.

I don't think all my 32-bit programs just started malfunctioning all together in a split second. I don't know if Windows media player in Vista 64-bit is a 32-bit program or not but it can't access the Internet either. New programs that I install after this happened, that I know have worked before on Vista 64-bit, don't get access either. I will give you some more details. Whenever I exit a program that has tried to access the Internet but failed, because it's a 32-bit program, the Windows error reporting service pops up saying that the program stopped working, always after the program is already closed, with a progress bar working until you get the option to 'Close' the program, wich obviously doesn't do anything. Without faliure, this is what happens whenever I close a 32-bit program has tried to access the Internet and failed. But if the program hasn't tried that, the Windows error reporting service thing won't pop up.

It only happens when internet access has been attempted. This applies to the 32-bit version of Internet Explorer too. So I'm forced to use the 64-bit version right now, wich btw can't play Flash or run Java applets, because neither Adobe or Sun have released versions that support 64-bit browsers When I connect my laptop (wich is running Windows XP 32-bit) to the Internet everything works as it should, so there doesn't seem to be a problem with my internet connection. It's just that I kind of whant a internet connection to this computer too. I have tried turning on and off the Windows Firewall, but nothing changed.

I reinstalled my motherboard drivers too, wich involves Ethernet drivers, but it's still the same. Checking settings for internet options, networking options etc. hasn't proven fruitful. I know they are right, but still it doesn't work.

I think I might be the only one on the planet with this problem, honestly. I'm considering reinstalling Windows, either with XP 32-bit, or Vista 64-bit, just so I can stay alive;P If you still don't have any new ideas I think that's what I will do. But Thank you for taking your time helping me! Actually, I figured it out last night.

I discovered that an engine update in NOD32 caused the Winsock2 TCP stack to become corrupted. Here is what I did to fix it: 1) Uninstalled NOD32. 2) Downloaded and ran LSPFix version 1.1. (Might or might not be necessary depending on the level of corruption to your TCP stack). 3) Reinstalled NOD32 and had it automatically download/install all necessary updates.

I hope that works for you as well. I've noticed a lot of people having this problem on the net, but nobody has ever posted a solution (that I have found). Regards, Braden.