Solution:
Error messages referencing NEW-DOT~1.DLL, NEWDOT~2.DLL, and NEWDOTNETX.YZ (where XYZ is the version number) are relatively common problems these days, thanks to the efforts of Internet domain name registrar New.net. The company offers alternative TLD (top-level domain) names, such as .xxx, .kids, .auction, and .inc to compete with more common standards, such as .com, .net, and .org. The problem is, most Internet browsers are not equipped to recognize these alternative TLDs, so you must install a small plug-in application on your computer before it can handle New.net's offerings.
This wouldn't be so bad if you could go to New.net to get the software. Then you'd know what you were getting into and whom to contact if an error message suddenly pops up with New.net's fingerprints all over it. Unfortunately for Internet users, New.net partnered with several software companies to bundle the plug-in with popular applications, such as Go!Zilla, BearShare, Web-shots, and KaZaA, so if you've installed one of those applications (or a few others, such as iMesh, Babylon, GDivx, or Cydoor), chances are good that unless you read every word of the fine print, you installed New.net's plug-in along with it.
At this point, there's really no reason to install the plug-in on your PC, especially if it's causing error messages, so we recommend removing it. Ironically, the easiest way to get rid of the software is to install the latest version from New.net's Web site and use Windows' Add/ Remove Programs utility to wipe the freshly installed version off your hard drive. Pay a visit to New.net's Web site (www.new.net
) and click the Enable Your Browser link in the upper-right corner. Click Yes when the download confirmation box appears and follow any other prompts to install the plug-in.
When you're finished, reboot your computer and the error message should be gone. If it is, click Start, expand Settings, and click Control Panel (in WinXP simply click Start and Control Panel). Understand that you don't need to uninstall the offending program now that the error message is gone, but to avoid additional errors or future problems, we'd recommend it. Open Add/Remove Programs and scroll down the list until you see the New.net entry and click the Change/Remove button next to it. Follow the prompts and the software should uninstall itself.
Reboot your PC and the error message should not appear again. If it does, you'll have to roll up your sleeves and do some manual Registry editing. Contact support@new.net for detailed instructions because they change as the plug-in evolves and vary depending on the version you have installed on your PC. Don't install any of the software bundled with the New.net plug-in either, or you'll have to go through the entire removal procedure all over again, and the installed application may refuse to work if it doesn't detect the plug-in.
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