Yes. I repeated all this morning, in order, after a power down and clean boot of cable modem and computer. I connected directly to the cable modem. Every command appeared to work.
Here is error part of the xp internet connection diagnostic log if is helpful.
After winsock fix not allowing xp change
WinSock status
info \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{9035D0D5-060D-4E10-906F-BF99E400B6AF} protocol is not found in Winsock catalog.
error Not all base service provider entries could be found in the winsock catalog. A reset is needed.
info The user didn't approve the proposed automated repair attempt: Reset WinSock catalog
info Redirecting user to support call
HTTP, HTTPS, FTP Diagnostic
HTTP, HTTPS, FTP connectivity
warn HTTP: Error 12029 connecting to
www.microsoft.com: A connection with the server could not be established
info HTTPS: Successfully connected to
www.microsoft.com.
info FTP (Passive): Successfully connected to ftp.microsoft.com.
warn HTTP: Error 12029 connecting to
www.hotmail.com: A connection with the server could not be established
error Could not make an HTTP connection.
After winsock fix and allowing xp change
info \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{9035D0D5-060D-4E10-906F-BF99E400B6AF} protocol is not found in Winsock catalog.
error Not all base service provider entries could be found in the winsock catalog. A reset is needed.
action Automated repair: Reset WinSock catalog
action Successfully executed: netsh winsock reset catalog
info System restart required
after reboot
info Error attmpting to validate the Winsock base providers: 2
error Not all base service provider entries could be found in the winsock catalog. A reset is needed.
info Redirecting user to support call
http diagnotic is the same.