fatal error LNK1136: invalid or corrupt file

Hi,
i am trying to do socket programming in vc++ under windows 2000.
i had included <windows.h> in my program..when i build my project i am getting the the following exception..

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\LIB\winsock.lib : fatal error LNK1136: invalid or corrupt file

could any body tell me the reason.

Thanks in advance..

--sreeny

Try this :

/* Prevent inclusion of winsock.h in windows.h */
#ifndef _WINSOCKAPI_
#define _WINSOCKAPI_
#endif
#include <windows.h>

and link ws2_32.lib. No winsock.lib. This library doesn't exist.