How to Repair an XP Socket
- 1). Insert the XP CD into the PC. Restart the computer.
- 2). Press any key when prompted to boot from CD.
- 3). Press "Enter" at the first screen and "F8" at the license agreement.
- 4). Highlight the drive containing Windows XP and press "R," repairing your operating system files and overwriting the corrupt entries causing the socket error.
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