DNS - Failed to load control error on booting/logging in.

[Kontaminator]

On logging into Vista Home Premium I get the message appear:

DNS
Failed to load control 'SocketXCtl' from SocketX.OCX. Your version of
SocketX.OCX may be outdated. Make sure that you are using the version of
the control that was provided with your application.

The file doesn't even exist on my computer. I thought it may be
something to do with IP V6, so removed this from the connection
properties. Any ideas what this is relating to so I can remove it, or
fix it?

[Neil Harley]

according to google:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...ketX.OCX&meta=

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

http://search.live.com/results.aspx?...c=IE-SearchBox

Do a thorough check for malware following all of the steps at one of these
sites

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing Messenger Plus, whose ads for
malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince you that you
owe it to the author.
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure
of.

Hey, that all looks simple enough. So when can he actually start to use his
computer?

[psg190]

The error comes from a virus that has been floating around in some keygens. In the registry go to HKEY Local Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run. Among the run entries you will find a registry key named DSS. The DSS entry is the culprit behind the error. Delete the entry, restart your computer and you should be fine.

[BKDizzle22]

i am having the exact same problem from a keygen download but when i go into the registry there is no entry of DSS in the Run folder and I still get the error. Please let me know what is causing this.

you must have something else wrong then, cause I did what he said, and it worked perfect.

same thing happened, found the DSS and deleted it. thanks for posting.

[Arestocrat]

For People With Vista X64 Versions :

you will find the DSS entery in a diffrent location :

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Delete the DSS entery there :

DSS c:\windows\dllservapi.exe

it seems to refer to this 'dllservapi.exe' file , dont know if it should be deleted as well.

Hope this helps.

[undisclosed]

Marked! I will come back to check this soon!thanks a lot.:-)