Winsock and Connectivity Error

I run a small business and recently we hired a new employee. I was setting up a computer for him that was working just fine a few months ago and now won't connect to the internet!!

It runs Windows XP Home, IE7 and Firefox (the latest).

It is NOT the network card.

I DO NOT have the restore CD's :(

When I run the troubleshooter I get this error:

Error attempting to validate the Winsock base providers: 2
Not all base service provider entries could be found in the winsock catalog. A reset is needed.


&

FTP (Passive): Error 12029 connecting to ftp(dot)microsoft(dot)com: A connection with the server could not be established.
FTP (Active): Error 12029 connecting to ftp(dot)microsoft(dot)com: A connection with the server could not be established.
HTTP: Error 12029 connecting to http:www(dot)microsoft(dot)com: A connection with the server could not be established.
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Please help! I need to fix this computer for our new employee!!!

Willy
Could not make an HTTP connection
Could not make an HTTPS connection
Could not make an FTP connection
 
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