Problem with Vista ultimate x64

[Dan2kx]

Hello peeps!!!

i have a problem...

let me explain...

basically i have vista x64 on me PC and all of a sudden it wont me use x86 applications, including internet explorer and MSN, i can use 64 IE but if i try and use 32 then it crashes and says IE stopped responding, the same with MSN, and then i get a doctor watson has stopped responding... any ideas?

its annoying... and i cant find anywhere to log the problem with microsoft that doesnt cost £46.

i thought it was something i had done to the pc so i reinstalled vista, same problem after that!!!

thanks for the help of you can!!

 

[iviv]

I don't know much about 64 bit windows, but can you actually run 32-bit apps? And whats wrong with the 64-bit versions?

 

[Borden]

I had this problem with Vista Ultimate as well. Did you by any chance get any errors about malfunctioning LSP's?

I had this error and then no 32 bit apps would connect to the net and would crash. I managed to find a forum thread on another site that had some stuff there that solved the problem.

http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread73571.html There's the link.

The specific bit that sorted it was this:

If you run a command prompt as admin and issue the command "netsh winsock" which gives a list of commands that you can use to reset, audit etc, the winsock catalog using the 'netsh winsock reset' command.

Also "netsh int ip reset" will reset all user configured settings for the tcp/ip stack. Pretty much the same thing as removing tcp/ip from the adapter and reinstalling.