1. Click the 'Start' menu and then go to the 'All Programs' button.
2. Click the 'Accessories' button and then right-click on 'Command Prompt.'

3. Click the 'Run as administrator' option and enter your administrator password into the field that appears.
4. Type 'sfc /scannow' (without the quotation marks) into the Command prompt and press your 'Enter' key.
5. Wait for the computer to fix your socket error. A progress bar will be displayed on your computer screen to tell you how far along the process is. Restart the computer after the repair has finished.