Corrupt Winsock.dll and wsock32.dll on XP

I just recently had to get rid of a virus, and even though multiple virus check software says that I'm clean, I'm still having trouble in that I can't connect to the internet through dialup anymore. Looking through avasts log shows that kernel32.dll, winsock.dll, and wsock32.dll were all infected, so I believe that there is residual corruption on these files.

Because I can't just replace kernel32.dll, I was wondering if there was a way I could fix both winsock.dll and winsock32.dll. I have my xp reinstall disk and was thinking maybe I could extract it from there, but have no idea how to do this.

Thanks for any and all help!

I have a similar problem and am not getting anywhere and losing hair and sanity fast.

I get a wsock32.dll is missing or invalid message and cannot communicate with my broadband router and hence internet. I am on XP SP2.

I have tried numerous things including repairing the file from the XP CD, but this did not work.

Any suggestions that work will be rewarded by over-the-top expressions of appreciation and gratitude.

Thanks