Help -- x: Windows Sockets initialization failed: 5

[monkey...@gmail.com]

Hi, I'm wondering if I could get some help from someone who is an
expert in windows sockets.

I'm currently running Vista (32bit) and have no problems (that I am
aware of!).
I can successfully connect to the internet and my girlfriends laptop
via my wireless connection.

However, when I run netstat via the CLI, it repeatedly reports:

x: Windows Sockets initialization failed: 5

x: Windows Sockets initialization failed: 5

x: Windows Sockets initialization failed: 5

x: Windows Sockets initialization failed: 5

Any ideas what might be wrong or how to fix, the Microsoft site
suggests resetting the TCP/IP by using netsh int ip reset, but I am
unsure if this is the right thing to do (as usual the Microsoft
Knowledge Forums are not the easiest things to understand)

Thanks in advance,

Michael