Re: lost internet access, trying to tell you for the 4th time

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From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/14/04 

Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 01:52:42 -0500

Chill.....

Rename your host file, then run the edit on line 349 for starters. 

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All the Best,
Kelly
Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP-Shell/User
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
Troubleshooting Windows XP
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"Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:9BFBD7B9-FEAE-47D6-BC1E-BEE724C1F0E2@microsoft.com...
> Installed the two 13 Oct hotfixes (tired of typing the #s in).  Lost 
> reliable
> internet access immediately therafter.  IE6 claims "web page cannot be 
> found"
> foa ll site even after cleaning history and caches.  Netacape on same 
> macine
> works for about the first 2-3 web sites then says access denied.  No other
> access to internet works (Noron, Spybot, etc.).  Local network is 
> accessable
> and printing to shared printers and seesing shared foleder all works.  All
> other machines on network, including 2 just upgraded with the hotfixes 
> work
> fine.  A laptop on that network port works just fine.  Of course, I cannot
> install IE6 from Microsoft as I cannot get to them from that machine.  Can 
> I
> download IE6 to a file in a shareed folder and repair it that way?  Can I
> repair IE6 from the oringal CD and then simply take it through all the
> security fixes or is there a better way to do it?

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