I hav windows 2000. I went to C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\..now what shall i do . Ive seen following files there
hosts
hosts.bak
lmhosts.sam
networks
protocol
services
I tried to open one of these file but it doesnt opens.
Help...
You can either double click the file and when it asks what to open it with, choose NOTEPAD or if you are like me you can right click the file and choose "Send To" and choose Notepad, if you have set it up that way. If not, just use method 1.
open the hosts file - it's just plain text, so use notepad for editing.
search the file for any reference to hotmail.com e.g.
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx hotmail.com
(where xxx is any number)
delete the entire line, save and exit
you should then be able to get to hotmail
The default hosts file has only these entries:
sevferal lines beginning with # to explain what the hosts file is for
and
127.0.0.1 localhost
any more can be the result of programs like 'Spyblocker' and configurations caused by an intranet setup
but rogue ones can be put in by hijacker programs. run a program like AdAware or SpyBot to check
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