Hi WhitPhil,
I've got a little standard text with tips I compiled from cexx.org, New.net itself, and other sources:
First go to Start/run, and type Msconfig. Go to the startup tab, uncheck New.Net application, and click OK.
Now reboot, and the program will not load again with Windows, preventing the recurrence of your error message.
Now go to Software add/remove, and remove New.Net application there.
Don't attempt to remove the dll manually, because that may cause the loss of your internet connectivity.
If uninstalling doesn't get rid of the dll (it happens), try this:
First, you will need to locate the New.net ".dll" file that is on the computer. Do this by doing a search for "newdot*.*".
The file will be located in your "Winnt" or "Windows" folder (depending on what version of Windows you are running). Once found, make note of
the actual filename which should look something like this:
Example: newdotnet2_90.dll
Close the Find or Search window then...
Click Start
Click Run
Type in the following line:
For Windows NT users:
"rundll32 c:\winnt\newdotnet2_90.dll,NewDotNetUninstall"
For Windows 95/98 users:
"rundll32 c:\windows\newdotnet2_90.dll,NewDotNetUninstall"
Click OK
You should then see a small window asking if you want to uninstall the New.net application. Click Yes. Once this is done, restart your computer. This should keep the .dll from loading up at startup of your computer.
Now if someone should lose their Internet connectivity through incorrect removal of NewDotNet, or Webhancer, I've got the following, which has proved to work in all cases.
There's also a hard way which involves painstaking Registry editing, but this is the easiest solution:
First remove your Ethernet Card/Modem through Device Manager, and to uninstall Dial-Up Networking in Software Add/Remove/Windows Setup/Communication.
Now FIRST back up your registry: Go to Start/Run, type Scanregw, followed by 'enter'. Choose 'yes', when you're offered to back up your registry.
Open the Registry Editor through Start/run/Regedit
Drill down to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinSock and WinSock2 and delete the entire Winsock subkey. Do the same with the Winsock2 subkey
Close Regedit and Reboot. Windows will find new hardware (your Ethernet card/Modem) and will want to install the driver, so keep your Windows CD-ROM/Driver for your NIC/Modem ready.
After installing the driver and rebooting, reinstall Dial Up Networking, and everything will be hunky-dory again.
Cheers,