TCP/IP - Corrupt TCP/IP on Windows XP

You cannot uninstall TCP/IP in Windows XP, because there is no Uninstall button for this protocol.

According to Microsoft, that is because TCP/IP is an integral part of the operating system, and removing it would cause major problems. You can, however, use the Windows XP command line utility NetShell to reset all IP-related Registry settings to their default values. The result is a brand-new TCP/IP configuration.

The Netsh.exe program is located in the C:\Windows\System32 directory. To reset the TCP/IP configuration, enter the command:

netsh int ip reset <filename>

You must specify a filename, such as Ipstuff.txt. After Netsh.exe runs, the file will contain a detailed log of the Registry keys that were modified.

March 5, 2003