"Jenny" <Je...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Jenny,
This with courtesy of Frank Saunders MS-MVP
Check for a file named HOSTS with no extension (not Hosts.sam). It may
be a
hidden file. Open it with Notepad and remove any line referencing the
site.
Or, rename HOSTS to OLDHOSTS
Regards,
Emrys Davies.
Pleased that it was helpful. Out of interest, what did you find when
you opened the HOST file?
This site may help you understand what actually happened.
http://accs-net.com/hosts/what_is_hosts.html
Regards,
Emrys Davies.
Interesting to see that it contained Amazon and Ebay.
I have renamed my HOST file to OLDHOSTS and it has caused me no
problems. You can either do that or peep into it if you get further
problems with internet access.
I wish you well.
Regards,
Emrys Davies (Mr)
"Emrys Davies" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message
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Windows version, including any Service Pack?
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Jenny,
This site may help you understand Hosts file.
Another thing could be that you may have or had spyware on your PC that altered your HOSTS file, even if you thought you remove it. For some, it takes manual file and or registry changes, in addition to what a removal program will do automatically.
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"Emrys Davies" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message news:3j2ah3F...@individual.net...
When I attempt to open www.amazon.com, I get diverted to
http:///?%20www.amazon.com, and 'page not found'. Added amazon to
trusted sites, tried to follow various ms troubleshooting dissertations, and
so
far no luck. Running IE6.0 SP2 on XP with SP2.
I've disabled pop-ups.
Any help would be appreciated...