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Losing network connection, winsock memory problem?
I've been having this problem ever since switching this computer from windows xp pro 32bit to windows 7 pro 64 bit, and I did a clean install, not an upgrade.
After a while my computer loses its connection to the network, I can't load web pages, check email, open my router configuration, or share files on my laptop. The laptop has windows xp 32bit on it, and it does not lose its connection when this happens, and can still access the router and everything, but it can't access the shared files on the problem computer.
When my connection is lost, I don't get any error messages in the event log, and if I try using the network troubleshooting and repair stuff it doesn't fix the problem, and the only thing it says is that there's a problem and it can't connect to the microsoft server that it checks the connection with. But, if I open up my email program, it tells me "not enough memory to initialize winsock driver". So far the only way I can fix it is to reboot.
This happens through normal use of the computer, just typical web browsing and stuff like that after several hours, but if I am playing an online game, like Second Life, it happens much sooner.
Things I've tried...
I tried setting the network card to not let windows turn it off, and changed all the other power settings to maximum performance.
I've updated every driver to the most recent windows 7 64bit version that I can find, for every piece of hardware, and my windows updates are up to date.
I also tried a tool for repairing winsock, lsp, and the tcpip stack.
Any ideas on what else can be done to fix this?