RE: More Java Problems_I think

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From: Kevin (Kevin_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/30/04 

Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 13:54:01 -0700

Hi again,

After further research- I found a crap load of entries in my hosts file. It
seems that this was the culprit. Sorry for post, but maybe this can be of use
to someone else. The file is located in C:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc and
resetting it fixed my problems. I don't know why it helped the Yahoo IM
issues, but it did (or at least everything seems to run fine now).

Thanks anyway.

Kevin

"Kevin" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Please help me- I am about to throw my PC out the window and smash it with a
> sledge hammer.
>
> I recently did a complete reinstall of WindowsXP. I installed all of the
> updates in order up through SP2. Now, whenever I go online using IE6, I can't
> see a lot of content. This issue even occurs on msn.com. I get the red x or
> "The page cannot be displayed" in several boxes. These are mostly ads and
> wouldn't bother me if that was the only thing affected, but it also won't let
> me run things like Yahoo IM. I get a Java error in the Yahoo IM.
>
> I have scoured these forums and tried just about every suggestion. I have
> read through most of the links. I have downloaded Sun's Java Console. I have
> run several of the Java testers (all saying that my browser does not have or
> cannot run Java). I have tried to uninstall and reinstall IE6. I have tried
> to do it with the regedit following the MS Support instructions. I have
> turned all of my security to low to high and back to default. I have turned
> all firewalls off, all antivirus and spyware software off. Nothing seems to
> help. I am at the end of my rope. I do not want to have to do another
> complete reinstall- does anyone have any suggestions.
>
> I know this is not directly related to XP(sp2) because I've used other
> machines with similar setups without any problems.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Kevin

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