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Windows Forum / Windows Me / Internet / March 2005Need a copy of Windows ME HOSTS file
Hello, I was told that my HOSTS file has been corrupted and is causing my ISP to not download web pages my laptop browser. I can connect and log on to my ISP but that's as far as I can get. If anyone has Windows ME loaded on their computer and can download web pages please make a copy of this HOSTS file and attach it to an email message and send it to me at dhunker@yahoo.com . It is located in the C:\Windows directory. It is not the HOSTS SAM file which is something like 763 bytes big, but is the HOSTS file which will be larger. Do a search for HOSTS on your drive where Windows is and you should get back three hits, 2 should be SAM files and the other will be the one I need. Thank you in advance. > Hello, I was told that my HOSTS file has been corrupted and is causing my > ISP to not download web pages my laptop browser. I can connect and log on [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > and you should get back three hits, 2 should be SAM files and the other will > be the one I need. Thank you in advance. Just delete it. Rick > Hello, I was told that my HOSTS file has been corrupted and is causing my > ISP to not download web pages my laptop browser. I can connect and log on [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > and you should get back three hits, 2 should be SAM files and the other will > be the one I need. When I first set up my computer, Windows ME, there was no hosts file. I have since added one, but it is customized to my tastes. Anybody who actually uses a hosts file has probably done likewise; it likely wouldn't work for you. The purpose of the hosts file is to provide an IP-Address-to-Domain-Name table. Windows will use it for a domain name lookup before using the DNS servers. Unless you know why you have a hosts file, most likely you don't need a hosts file. As Rick T states, "Delete it". Or, if you want to study it, and see how it screwed you up, add a file extension to the name; say, ".bad".  SignatureNorman ~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta ~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain ~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint I'm sure this will help you: Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm Zee > Hello, I was told that my HOSTS file has been corrupted and is causing my > ISP to not download web pages my laptop browser. I can connect and log on [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > and you should get back three hits, 2 should be SAM files and the other will > be the one I need. Thank you in advance. |
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