-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Can't access websites

In W-explorer click on the windows folder and look for the HOST file. I
don't know if you have it in ME.

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glo" <redowl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 7:48 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Can't access websites


> John, I can't find a host file in win me, maybe it's under something else
in
> the directory (I looked in W-explorer, is that right?)--Glo
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John W.
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 5:29 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Can't access websites
>
>
> I had this problem once. If you have win 98 do a search for your HOST
file.
> It's in your windows directory. Change your host file extension to "OLD"
and
> reboot. Then try to access the websites. Hope this works.
>
> John
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Glo" <redowl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 6:53 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Can't access websites
>
>
> > Well I certainly have been patient (not a particularly strong trait of
> > mine!), but even though the service dept. at Tech Support admits there
is
> a
> > problem getting through AT&T, they are still acting as if it's MY
problem.
> > Getting a credit for the month I've been 'without service' is out of the
> > question; they say there are jillions of other websites I could go to.
No
> > kidding, but I work all day and it's about 11 p.m. when I come in for a
> > landing and spend a few hours doing MY thing (not theirs!), which is
read
> > the news, get my webshots, read my email--I don't surf, no time for
that.
> I
> > also like this list, it's interesting and fun and the only thing I can
get
> > anymore.  When you say provider issues is that the same as TCPIP
problems
> > that the Winsock Fix could repair? i.e., a 'broken internet
> > connection'?--Glo
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Grant Karpik
> > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 4:23 AM
> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Can't access websites
> >
> >
> > Certainly sounds like an ISP issue to me, especially as you're running
> with
> > a fresh,  "bare bones" install.
> > For what it's worth, this type of thing happens to me occasionally and
> each
> > time it's turned out to be issues with my provider.
> >
> > On 30 Jul 2003 at 3:51, Glo wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Trevnal,
> > > Yes that's right, after the reformat I have not installed anything but
> > > AVG--no firewall yet and no adaware, just bare bones install.   I just
> > > went to the following website and read about this fix
> > > http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm  and hit a couple of other links from
> > > there; one of them mentions adaware as a problem maker for Winsock.  I
> > > turned off AVG (but didn't uninstall it), and still unable to access
> > > sites.  The thing is, everything was fine until 7/3, the last day I
> > > rec'd the Times and webshots.  At the time I had Zone Alarm installed
> > > and I thought it might be causing a problem.  Also at that time I
> > > thought Spybot w/b a good idea, I don't remember why.  Anyway, I
ended
> > > up trying to uninstall ZA which was a big fat mess, no clean
uninstall,
> > > also did a bunch of configuring on Spybot and didn't know what I was
> > > doing, so there was another messy uninstall, both of which caused me
to
> > > have to reformat.  I'm thinking, since others have called Tech Support
> > > with the same problem, that it's a cable thing, but they say it isn't.
> > > Now I'm wondering about this Winsock thing but am scared to try it.
> > > That's a good idea to try my computer on another cable connection,
will
> > > try to find a friend who has cable, maybe this tech guy can tell me
who
> > > his friend is in my neighborhood.  We did try to get the websites
after
> > > the reformat and before we installed AVG again, but no dice.  Thanks
for
> > > the ideas.--Glo
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > "A good end cannot sanctify evil means; nor must we ever do evil that
good
> > may come of it"
> >
> > ...William Penn, 1683
> >
> > Grant Karpik
> > gkarpik@xxxxxxxxx
> >
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