"meagain" <
rick0....@gmail.com> wrote in message news:l5tv7b$m3d$1...@dont-email.me...
> After an "update" applications that use winsocket will run the .exe image but they
> will not start an application instance until after 3 restarts!
> How do I fix this?
Uninstall the update. If this doesn't help or can't be done, use System Restore.
Ben