Re: Can't open link
- From: "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:55:15 -0500
Hi,
Sorry for the delay. As PA Bear wrote, rename the HOSTS file and see if
those sites become available. No, you should not (necessarily) download the
HOSTS file from mvps.org. I asked about it because it blocks some google
related sites (sponsored links, ads, etc.)
The "Enable permanent blocking of bad addresses" feature of Spybot creates a
hosts file. I don't know if google related sites are in that file.
Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]
"venezia" wrote in message
news:44CFE7F3-1A41-4BF1-86FC-1F90D10855B0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi, Don,
>
> I' using ME and found a hosts file....Should I edit the hosts file or
rename
> it to disable it? What effect would this have? Should I download a Host
> file from mvps.org?
>
> Also using *Immunize> "Enable permanent blocking of bad addresses"
feature
> of Spybot*
>
> I have *Pop-Up Stopper* installed and don't know of any other ad-blocking
> program. My firewall is Outpost.
>
> Thanks for your help.....Venezia
> "Don Varnau" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > You don't mention your Windows version, so check for a hosts file (justs
> > "hosts" not hosts.sam or lmhosts) in these locations:
> > Windows XP... C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC
> > Windows 2K... C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC
> > Win 98\ME... C:\WINDOWS
> > You may have to enable the viewing of hidden files.
> > Are you running the hosts file from
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm or
> > using the Immunize> "Enable permanent blocking of bad addresses"
feature of
> > Spybot? You can edit the hosts file or rename it to disable it.
> >
> > Or... Is another security/privacy/ad-blocking program blocking these
sites?
> > "venezia" wrote in message
> > news:16C79863-7C06-4C18-800D-F352E42A6F9B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > 2. (As a side note, I've just discovered that the problem seems to
occur
> > > when I click on a sponsored link on a web page and the address
contains
> > > *www.googleadservices.com*)
.
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