How to determine and recover from Winsock2 corruption

When you try to release and renew the IP address using the Ipconfig program, you may receive the following error message: An error occurred while renewing interface 'Internet': An operation was attempted on something that is not a socket. When you start Internet Explorer, you may receive the following error message: The page cannot be displayed When you use your computer, you may receive the following error message: Initialization function INITHELPERDLL in IPMONTR.DLL failed to start with error code 10107 Additionally, you may have no IP address or no Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) address, and you may be receiving IP packets but not sending them. When you use the ipconfig /renew command, you may receive the following error messages: An error occurred while renewing interface local area connection: an operation was attempted on something that is not a socket. Unable to contact driver Error code 2. The operation failed since no adapter is in the state permissible for this operation. The attempted operation is not supported for the type of object referenced. In the Device Manager, when you click Show Hidden Devices, the TCP/IP Protocol Driver is listed as disabled under Non-Plug and Play drivers, and you receive error code 24. When you create a dial-up connection, you may receive the following error message: Error 720: No PPP Control Protocols Configured
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You Can Connect to Your Router and But Not the Internet

This most often occurs as a result of corrupt network registry settings.
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How To Reset Repair the Winsock in Windows Vista and 7