When you open a command prompt and try pinging a IP address or a name like www.google.com you get a strange character on the screen. The strange characters resemble the letter o and the letter y with two dots above it.
To fix this problem you need to run the following command at the command prompt.
c:\NETSH WINSOCK RESET
Then reboot your computer and you should be good to go.
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Comments (2)
Hi, Rick! Your solution did not solve my trouble — strange characters on prompt command line at Windows 7 Ultimate. Can you help me? Thanks! Beremiz.
Comment by Beremiz Samir — February 21, 2010 @ 6:58 pm
Would you tell me where did you download your blog template ?
Comment by gry planszowe — April 10, 2010 @ 4:46 pm